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The capital of Normandy, Rouen is a centre of industry and commerce; it is the fifth largest port in France and the closest one to Paris, split, like that city, into a right and left bank area by the River Seine.

Rouen is also one of France's most historic cities; William the Conqueror died here in 1087 and in 1431 it was the stage for the trial and execution of Joan of Arc.

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She was burned at the stake in the Place du Vieux-Marché (the Old Marketplace); the position is still marked by a huge bronze cross.

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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, Rouen
Monet immortalized Rouen's Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Rouen in his paintings. It is a a symphony of lacy stonework.

Eglise St-Maclou, Rouen
Eglise St-Maclou in Rouen was built in the Flamboyant Gothic style, with a step-gabled porch and cloisters, and is known for the 16th-century panels on its doors.

Eglise St-Ouen, Rouen
Eglise St-Ouen in Rouen is the outgrowth of a 7th-century Benedictine abbey. With four turrets and an octaganol lantern tower called "the ducal crown of Normandy."

Hotel de Bourgtheroulde, Rouen
The Hotel de Bourgtheroulde is one of Rouen's showcase Gothic buildings. Built in the 15th century by William the Red and enlarged in the Renaissance.

Musée Flaubert et d'Histoire de la Médécine, Rouen
Gustave Flaubert, author of Madame Bovary, was born in the director's quarters of Musée Flaubert et d'Histoire de la Médécine in Rouen in 1821.

Musée Jeanne-d'Arc, Rouen
The life and the martyrdom of Joan of Arc, France's national heroine, are the focus of the Musée Jeanne-d'Arc in Rouen.

Musee Le Secq des Tournelles (Wrought Ironworks Museum), Rouen
Housed in the 15th-century Eglise St-Laurent, the Musee Le Secq des Tournelles (Wrought Ironworks Museum) in Rouen showcases ironwork, a Norman art form.

Musee de la Ceramique, Rouen
Musee de la Ceramique in Rouen is a collection of 17th-18th century Rouen opaquely glazed earthenware, which has a distinctive red hue because of the color of the local clay.

Musee des Beaux Arts, Rouen
Musee des Beaux Arts, Rouen is one of France's most important provincial museums, with more than 65 rooms of art.

Place du Vieux Marche, Rouen
Joan of Arc was executed for heresy in Rouen at the Place du Vieux Marche (Old Marketplace).

Rue du Gros Horloge, Rouen
Rue du Gros Horloge (Street of the Great Clock) runs between the cathedral and place du Vieux-Marché in Rouen.

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