Rouen

Rouen is a city on the river Seine in the north of France. It is the capital of the locale of Normandy. In the past one of the biggest and most prosperous urban areas of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the exchequer of Normandy amid the middle ages. It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman lines, which ruled both England and vast pieces of current France from the 11th to the 15th hundreds of years.

The number of inhabitants in the metropolitan territory at the 2011 enumeration was 655,013, with the city legitimate having an expected populace of 111,557. Individuals from Rouen are known as Rouennais. Rouen is known for its Rouen Cathedral, with its Tour de Beurre margarine tower financed by the closeout of extravagances for the utilization of spread amid Lent. The church's gothic facade was the subject of a progression of works of art by Claude Monet, some of which are displayed in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.

Rouen Cathedral is the subject of a progression of canvases by the impressionist painter Claude Monet, who painted a similar scene at various occasions of the day. Two artistic creations are in the national gallery of art in Washington, D.C, two are in the Pushkin museum of fine arts in Moscow; one is in the National museum of Serbia in Belgrade.