Hotels in Haute-Normandie, France
Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) is one of the 26 regions of France. It was created in 1956 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie.
Rouen is the capital of the French region of Haute-Normandie and situated on the River Seine, approximately 90 minutes drive north-west (135 km) from the centre of Paris. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in the center of la vieille ville. A simple field of wildflowers marks the spot of her martyrdom. Next to it is the modern Eglise de Jeanne d'Arc.
Rouen Cathedral (la cathédrale de Rouen) [2] - the facade of the cathedral was famously painted by Claude Monet at various times during one day - like his Haystacks series of paintings - capturing the subject in a variety of lights. In the summer after dark the city puts on a light show projecting some of Monet's cathedral paintings onto the facade of the cathedral itself, each showing lasts approximately 10 minutes and runs until about midnight.
Le Havre is the city which sustained the most severe damage during World War II. It is also the city which was best reconstructed after the war.
Mentioned in a large number of history and architecture-related books, visited by architects from all over the world, forgotten and later criticized, this architecture is now the object of renewed interest not only from schools of architecture and international institutions in charge of preserving the modern heritage, but also from the public at large. It is progressively becoming a destination for cultural tourists.
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