Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou

Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou is part of the Tentative List in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

Click here for a short description of the site, as delivered by the State Party

Year	Decision	Comments
1996	Tentative list	Submitted as tentative site by State Party
1995	Deferred	Bureau - needs better Man plan, definition of zones etc

Reviews

Assif Am-David (Israel):
Rouen is a beautiful town with rows of medieval half-timbered houses. It has a large impressive historic city centre and quite a few imposing Gothic churches headed by the famous Cathedral. The municipal court is also extensively decorated and resembles a Gothic church.
Rouen was damaged during WWII, so unfortunately although being impressive, it does not feature a unified urban ensemble. Therefore, its seems it cannot compete well with other French historic towns such as Colmar, Dijon, Sarlat and many more, let alone many such European towns.
Additionally, France in particular and Europe in general already feature so many historic towns on the list that it seems highly implausible Rouen should ever make it. Notwithstanding, it is a pleasant town worth visiting if you're around in Normandy.

Date posted: September 2012

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