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Rouen Cathedral
About
Rouen Cathedral (la cathédrale de Rouen) [2]. A stunning building that dates back to the 4th Century and is a wonderful mixture of various architectural styles since then. A new spire built in the 19th Century meant that it briefly qualified as the tallest building in the world. The facade of the cathedral was famously painted by Claude Monet at various times during the day - like his Haystacks series of paintings - capturing the subject in a variety of lights. In the summer after dark the city puts on a light show projecting some of Monet's cathedral paintings onto the facade of the cathedral itself, each showing lasts approximately 10 minutes and runs until about midnight.
