Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Rouen

Seen here is the "Église Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc" as Joan of Arc ("The Maid of Orléans", "La Pucelle d'Orléans") was burned at the stake on 30 May 1431 at the age of 19. When I walked from Trier to Vezelay in 2005 I passed through the village of Domremy, where she was born 1412. Today she is a heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Her statue can be found even in the smallest French village-churches.

A church was present here since the late 4th century, later even a Carolingian cathedral existed , but all buildings burnt down during a Viking raid in the 9th century. Rollo, last of the raiders and (after a treaty with Charles III ("Charles the Simple") founder of what became the Normandy, was baptized here in 915 - and changed his name to Robert. The erection of the "St. Romain Tower" (left) began in the 1140, after the bishop had visited his friend Suger in Saint Denis, where the choir of the new cathedral got consecrated. The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen" began around 1180. It took centuries to complete the building. Many of the statues, that once were placed on the facade, were destroyed by Calvinists in the late 16th century, when the cathedral was badly damaged during the Wars of Religion. The remaining are weathered and meanwhile can be found in the choir.

A church was present here since the late 4th century, later even a Carolingian cathedral existed , but all buildings burnt down during a Viking raid in the 9th century. Rollo, last of the raiders and (after a treaty with Charles III ("Charles the Simple") founder of what became the Normandy, was baptized here in 915 - and changed his name to Robert. The erection of the "St. Romain Tower" (left) began in the 1140, after the bishop had visited his friend Suger in Saint Denis, where the choir of the new cathedral got consecrated. The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen" began around 1180. It took centuries to complete the building. The Gothic nave, seen here is about 60m long.

A church was present here since the late 4th century, later even a Carolingian cathedral existed , but all buildings burnt down during a Viking raid in the 9th century. Rollo, last of the raiders and (after a treaty with Charles III ("Charles the Simple") founder of what became the Normandy, was baptized here in 915 - and changed his name to Robert. The erection of the "St. Romain Tower" (left) began in the 1140, after the bishop had visited his friend Suger in Saint Denis, where the choir of the new cathedral got consecrated. The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen" began around 1180, the western facade, seen here partial, was created between 1370 and 1450. The "Buttertower" ("Tour de Beurre") was added around 1480. Soon after the first construction defects became obvious and the facade had to be reconstructed. Cathedrals need morr than just some TLC, so for the next years great parts of the facade will be hidden under scaffolding,

Marcel Duchamp was born in Blainville-Crevon (about 20kms northeast of Rouen). He went to school here. One of Duchamp´s first "ready-mades" was "Fontaine", a urinal, that was exhibited in New York (1917). The original "Fontaine" actually got lost, today only replicas are known.