Rouen Cathedral
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Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
Aliases (10)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen ×1
- Rouen Cathedral (heart) ×1
- Rouen Cathedral, Grey Weather ×1
- Rouen Cathedral, Harmony in Blue ×1
- Rouen Cathedral, Harmony in Pink ×1
- Rouen Cathedral, The Portal and the Tour d’Albane, Full Sun ×1
- Rouen Cathedral, The Portal and the Tour d’Albane, Morning Effect ×1
- Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, End of Day ×1
- Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Morning Effect ×1
- Rouen Notre-Dame Cathedral ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
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Roman Catholic cathedral → landmark → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen
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Rouen Notre-Dame Cathedral → |
| architecturalStyle |
Early Gothic
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Flamboyant Gothic → Gothic architecture → Renaissance elements → |
| associatedWithArtist |
Claude Monet
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| builtOnSiteOf |
earlier Carolingian church
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earlier Romanesque church → earlier early Christian basilica → |
| constructionEnd |
16th century
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| constructionStart |
12th century
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| country |
France
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| dedicatedTo |
Saint John the Evangelist
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Virgin Mary → |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
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| diocese |
Archdiocese of Rouen
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| function |
seat of the Archbishop of Rouen
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| hasArchitecturalFeature |
ambulatory
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central portal → choir → cloister → flying buttresses → lantern tower → north tower → south tower → spire → stained glass windows → transept → western façade → |
| hasBurial |
heart of Richard I of England
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remains of Rollo → tombs of archbishops of Rouen → |
| heritageDesignation |
monument historique of France
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| heritageDesignationDate |
19th century
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| inspiredWork |
Rouen Cathedral series by Claude Monet
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| locatedIn |
Rouen
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Seine-Maritime → |
| locatedInRegion |
Normandy
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| material |
stone
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| notableFor |
Flamboyant Gothic decoration
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intricate façade → tall cast-iron spire → |
| paintingSeriesDepicts |
cathedral in different lights and seasons
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| status |
metropolitan cathedral
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| subjectOf |
series of impressionist paintings by Claude Monet
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| sufferedDamage |
World War II bombing
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| towerHeight |
approximately 151 meters
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Rouen Cathedral series
("Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, End of Day")
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Rouen Cathedral series ("Rouen Cathedral, Grey Weather") → Rouen Cathedral series ("Rouen Cathedral, Harmony in Blue") → Rouen Cathedral series ("Rouen Cathedral, Harmony in Pink") → Rouen Cathedral series ("Rouen Cathedral, The Portal and the Tour d’Albane, Morning Effect") → Rouen Cathedral series ("Rouen Cathedral, The Portal and the Tour d’Albane, Full Sun") → |
hasPart |
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Rouen Cathedral
("Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen")
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Rouen Cathedral ("Rouen Notre-Dame Cathedral") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Richard I of England
("Rouen Cathedral (heart)")
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burialPlace |
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Rouen
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cathedralName |
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Rouen Cathedral series
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depicts |
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Rouen
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hasLandmark |
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Claude Monet
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notableSeries |
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Rouen Cathedral series
("Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Morning Effect")
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notableWorkInSeries |