History of Rouen, France

Rouen, a city of France, capital of the department of Seine-Inférieure, on the right bank of the Seine, 84 miles N.W. of Paris, and 56 miles E.S.E. of Havre, with which it is connected by railway. Lat. 49° 26' N.; lon. 1°6' E. Pop. in 1891, 112,352. It stands on a gentle acclivity facing the S., and is built in the shape of an irregular oval, the contour of which is marked out by the site of the old ramparts, which have been levelled down and converted into finely-planted boulevards. In addition to the town proper there are several suburbs, of which that of St. Sever, on the left bank of the river, is the most extensive. Viewed from the adjoining heights, no provincial town in France presents a more magnificent and venerable aspect....

Ronen, a city of France, capital of the department of Seine-Inferieure, on the right bank of the Seine, 84 miles NW. of Paris and 56 miles ESE. of Havre. Lat. 49° 26' N. ; Lon. 1° 6' E. On the site of its former fortifications there are now fine shady avenues. The old crooked and picturesque streets, with their quaintly gabled and carved timbered houses, have given way in large part to broad, handsome boulevards in the style of those of Paris, but the city has retained many fine specimens of mediaeval architecture. Foremost among the many imposing edifices is the cathedral, one of the finest Gothic structures in Franoe, erected in the thirteenth century. It is a cruciform pile surmounted by three beautiful towers, and has a richly decorated W. facade, handsome portals, magnificent rose windows, and numerous chapels, among them the Lady Chapel, containing many splendid monuments. Henry II. of England lies buried here and here was also entombed the heart of Riohard Coeur-de-Lion....