Bureau des Finances, Rouen

The bureau des Finances is a medieval building on place de la Cathédrale in Rouen. As examples of secular architecture in the Louis XII style of the first decades of the 16th century, its façades and rooves were made monuments historiques in 1926.

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Type: Historic house
Description: historical building in Rouen, France
Also known as: “Ancien bureau des finances” and “Bureau des Finances of Rouen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rouen Cathedral and Joan of Arc Historical Exhibition.

Rouen Cathedral

Church

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Rouen Cathedral is a Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is the see of the Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. It is famous for its three towers, each in a different style. Rouen Cathedral is situated 110 metres east of Bureau des Finances, Rouen.

Joan of Arc Historical Exhibition

Museum

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Joan of Arc Historical Exhibition is a museum, which is situated 160 metres east of Bureau des Finances, Rouen.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen

Museum

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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is an art museum in Rouen, in Normandy in north-western France. It was established by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1801, and is housed in a building designed by Louis Sauvageot and built between 1877, and 1888. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is situated 490 metres north of Bureau des Finances, Rouen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rouen and Espace du Palais.

Rouen

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Rouen is the capital of the French region of Normandy on the River Seine, 135 km northwest from the centre of Paris. The city has a population of 116,000, and its metropolitan area includes some 700,000 inhabitants.