Rouen Cathedral

More of my summer travels! This past summer my family and I also visited France and visited the cities of Rouen and Caen as well as Paris. Many of the churches and landmarks we visited reminded me of the architecture we presented on a few days ago. Specifically, the Rouen Cathedral came in mind.

The Rouen Cathedral is a Gothic style church built in the late 4th century but last enlarged and renovated in the 12th century. Like many churches we studied, the Rouen Cathedral has a West front facade, a transept, and a spacious nave. It also has a lady chapel stemming away from the apse. The overall architecture is pretty similar to the cathedral in St. Denis we studied and several other Gothic churches. 

Floor plan of the cathedral

The criss crossed, pointed vaults for support