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GROS HORLOGE
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Clock Tower
(rue du Gros Horloge; adult/child €6/3; 10am-1pm & 2-7pm Tue-Sun) Rue du Gros
Horloge is spanned by this impressive structure, a Gothic belfry with one-handed
medieval clocks on each side. On the west side be sure to check out the gilded Lat-
in inscription dedicated to Ludovico XV (Louis XV) in 1732 - see if you can count
how many times the suffix -issimo appears.
CATHÉDRALE NOTRE DAME
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Cathedral
(place de la Cathédrale; 7.30am-7pm Tue-Sat, 8am-6pm Sun, 2-7pm Mon) On a site
occupied by churches since the 4th century, Rouen's magnificent cathedral was
painted repeatedly by Claude Monet, who was fascinated by the subtle changes of
light and colour on the cathedral's towering French Gothic facade. Monet would
hardly recognise its recently cleaned facade, now almost white.
MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS
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Museum
( 02 35 52 00 62; esplanade Marcel Duchamp; adult/child €5/3; 10am-6pm
Wed-Mon) This impressive museum is housed in a grand structure erected in 1870
and features a captivating collection of 15th- to 20th-century paintings. Artists in-
clude Caravaggio, Rubens, Modigliani, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley (lots) and (of
course) several works by Monet, including a study of Rouen's cathedral (in room
2.33).
 
 
 
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