Rouen Castle, Medieval castle in Rouen, France
The Rouen Castle features thick stone walls reaching 90 feet in height and includes a preserved keep known as Tour Jeanne d'Arc.
Philip II of France constructed this strategic fortification between 1204 and 1210 after seizing the duchy from John, Duke of Normandy.
The castle served as the location for Joan of Arc's imprisonment and trial from December 1430 until May 1431.
The castle remains are accessible through a footbridge, with the keep containing museum exhibits about medieval military architecture.
During World War II, German forces transformed the castle tower into a military bunker by adding camouflage to its pointed roof.
Location: Rouen
Architectural style: medieval architecture
GPS coordinates: 49.44639,1.09444
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:40
Rouen offers notable architectural heritage with the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Gros Horloge clock, and medieval streets. The city center contains timber houses, Gothic churches, and Renaissance buildings. Key photography locations include the Place du Vieux-Marché square, Saint-Maclou Church, and the modern Gustave-Flaubert bridge. The botanical gardens and hilltop views from Côte Sainte-Catherine provide natural settings.
Gare de Rouen-Rive-Droite
281 m
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
187 m
Tour Jeanne-d'Arc
13 m
Musée Le Secq des Tournelles
225 m
Église Saint-Godard de Rouen
171 m
Square Verdrel
183 m
Église Saint-Patrice de Rouen
231 m
Église Saint-Romain de Rouen
245 m
Rouen Ceramic Museum
114 m
Immeuble le Métropole
162 m
Hôtel d'Hocqueville
116 m
Hôtel de l'État-Major et du Conseil de Guerre
183 m
Hôtel de Franquetot
155 m
Hôtel Bésuel
218 m
Hôtel Caillot de Coqueréaumont
157 m
Ceramics Museum - Meeting of Metropolitan Museums (RMM)
120 m
Musée des beaux-arts
187 m
Bibliothèque Jacques Villon
159 m
Esplanade Marcel Duchamp
177 m
Ancienne église Saint-Laurent
225 m
100 rue Beauvoisine, Rouen
245 m
72, rue Beauvoisine., Rouen
261 m
63 rue Beauvoisine, Rouen
250 m
113 rue Beauvoisine, Rouen
229 m
107 rue Beauvoisine, Rouen
227 m
Immeuble, 105 rue Beauvoisine
225 m
24 rue Saint-Patrice, Rouen
242 m
132 rue Beauvoisine, Rouen
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