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Rouen, the capital of Normandy, is one of France's major cities with the largest number of old and historic buildings , many streets of half-timbered houses, and a rich selection of monuments. Not just the Cathedral, but the equally spacious churches of Saint-Ouen and Saint-Maclou, veritable jewels in stonework, make Rouen the center of flamboyant Gothic architecture. Rouen is also famous for its Gros-Horloge Archway, the Renaissance Law-Court, and its wealth of original museums dedicated to Joan of Arc, Pierre Corneille, Gustave Flaubert, as well as for its arts, wrought ironwork, ceramics and antiquities. A commanding ring of forests and hills overlook Rouen and offer grandiose panoramas of the city and the Seine river.
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