Almost every city in France has a cathedral named Notre Dame, and the town of Rouen is no…read moredifferent. This big cathedral was heavily damaged during WW2 as the town is located not far from the strategic port of Le Havre. Any stained glass that is here is only here now because it was removed for safekeeping from bombing and put back after the war. Clear glass is seen at many of the top levels as it was too difficult to get to these areas to preserve the historic stained glass. Monet made several paintings of the cathedral also.

This is a beautiful Catholic church in. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Rouen. It is famous for…read moreMonet's paintings. There's a place on the side where you can see where Monet painted from to get the views. It has three towers with different architecture styles.

After visiting too many churches and cathedrals what a change when in Honfleur we visited St…read moreCatherine's. This seafaring town has a wooden church built by shipbuilders. No wonder it looks like a ship. Amazing to see.

This modern church (built in 1979) and named after Saint Joan of Arc is located at exactly the…read morelocation where she was burned at the stake in 1431 at the age of 19. The roof of the church is an odd shape and apparently the designer left it up to viewer discretion to decide what it is. It looks like a medieval helmet to me. The church is located in the same town square, Place du Vieux Marché, that was in existence when Joan of Arc died. There are a wide variety of depictions of Joan of Arc - some pretty, some boyish - but apparently there is no actual record of what this young French heroine really looked like.

Stumbled on Church of St. Joan of Arc after having a stroll on the Market Square after lunch…read more This modern looking structure that is completed in 1979 does look out of place with the rest of the half timber structure around it. It does look like an over turned Viking Ship, or as interpret as the flames that was burning the patron Saint. The Church is built on the same location where St Joan of Arc was burnt in 1431. The stunning Stained Glass windows are from the Church of St Vincent that used to occupy the site till it was damaged in 1944. The architect did a wonderful job in incorporating that with the new structure. Free admission... always good.

From the owner: Rares vestiges du 16ème siècle Le premier bâtiment créé en 1522 sur les lieux, était une petite…read morechapelle en bois. Mais la " mâle marée " en 1522 emporta le bâtiment. Ainsi en 1525 une chapelle fut reconstruite, à côté une tour est construite (elle sera rabaissée en 1563); après le saccage du bâtiment par les Huguenots, il a été décidé de la construire en pierre. La construction commence en 1575 pour se terminer en 1610. Lors de la Révolution, l'église devient un temple de la raison. Aussi l'église est saccagé pendant cette période de l'histoire française. Ainsi en 1830 l'église, ainsi que sa tour, a dû être restaurée une première fois. Pendant cette rénovation, un projet d'aggrandissement du chœur a été proposé mais il n'a pas été réalisé. Lors des bombardements de septembre 1944 de la ville par l'aviation britannique, l'église reste miraculeusement debout, sans être épargnée : une bombe détruit un tiers de la nef. La façade ouest (côté rue de Paris, l'entrée principale de la