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.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral
landmark
alsoKnownAs Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen
Rouen Notre-Dame Cathedral
architecturalStyle Early Gothic
Flamboyant Gothic
Gothic architecture
Renaissance elements
associatedWithArtist Claude Monet
builtOnSiteOf earlier Carolingian church
earlier Romanesque church
earlier early Christian basilica
constructionEnd 16th century
constructionStart 12th century
country France
dedicatedTo Saint John the Evangelist
Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church
diocese Archdiocese of Rouen
function seat of the Archbishop of Rouen
hasArchitecturalFeature ambulatory
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
remains of Rollo
tombs of archbishops of Rouen
heritageDesignation monument historique of France
heritageDesignationDate 19th century
inspiredWork Rouen Cathedral series by Claude Monet
locatedIn Rouen
Seine-Maritime
locatedInRegion Normandy
material stone
notableFor Flamboyant Gothic decoration
intricate façade
tall cast-iron spire
paintingSeriesDepicts cathedral in different lights and seasons
status metropolitan cathedral
subjectOf series of impressionist paintings by Claude Monet
sufferedDamage World War II bombing
towerHeight approximately 151 meters

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rouen Cathedral series ("Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, End of Day")
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
Rouen Cathedral ("Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen")
Rouen Cathedral ("Rouen Notre-Dame Cathedral")
alsoKnownAs
Richard I of England ("Rouen Cathedral (heart)")
burialPlace
Rouen
cathedralName
Rouen Cathedral series
depicts
Rouen
hasLandmark
Claude Monet
notableSeries
Rouen Cathedral series ("Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Morning Effect")
notableWorkInSeries

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