Church of Saint Joan of Arc

L'église Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc
France, Rouen
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Church of Saint Joan of Arc

L'église Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc
France, Rouen
The Church of Saint Joan of Arc is a Catholic church in the center of the city of Rouen, in northern France.
It was built in 1979 in the center of the ancient market square known as Place Vieux Marche, where in 1431 Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy. The burning place itself is located north of the church and today there is a small garden Le Boucher.
As conceived by the architect, the smooth curves of the structure of the church are designed to simultaneously resemble the flames that swallowed Joan of Arc, and an inverted drakkar (a wooden Viking ship). Many early Christian churches were designed in the shape of an inverted boat. The tiled roof forms a covered walkway over the square.
A special attraction of the Church of St. Joan of Arc are the stained-glass windows of the 16th century church of St. Vincent, which was almost completely destroyed in 1944 during World War II. These windows have been removed and stored in a safe location.
The 13 window panels depict the childhood of Christ, the Passion, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, as well as the life events of St. Peter, St. Anna and St. Anthony of Padua.

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Traveled 9 months ago
Rating 7
To say that this building is unusual is to say almost nothing. This church was built in 1979, quite recently by historical standards, on the square where in 1431. burnt Joan of Arc. Near the church there is a huge cross on the very spot where the pyre for the execution was set. The building itself has the form of "it is not clear what", who sees a Viking ship in it, who sees the hood that covered his head during the execution, and who sees the shape of the fire itself. In general, who has enough imagination.
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