Palais de Justice, Parlement de Normandie, Rouen - France
N 49° 26.524 E 001° 05.564
31U E 361740 N 5478348
[FR] Le Palais de Justice de Rouen est l’une des plus importantes réalisations de l’architecture civile de la fin du Moyen Age. [EN]
The Hall of Justice, is one of the most important examples of civil architecture from the late Middle Ages.
Waymark Code: WM6Y59
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 08/04/2009
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[FR] L’aile Ouest (à gauche), appelée Palais du Neuf Marché, est la partie la plus ancienne de cet ensemble. Construite à partir de 1499 pour abriter à la fois le Parloir aux Bourgeois et l’Echiquier de Normandie (haute cour judiciaire et financière), elle était à l’origine flanquée de quatre tourelles d’angle et desservie par un nouveau bâtiment perpendiculaire, le Palais Royal, qui ne sera terminé que vers le milieu du XVIe siècle. François 1er avait entre temps transformé l’Echiquier en Parlement.
Cette aile centrale a reçu un décor gothique des plus extraordinaires. C’est au niveau des lucarnes que tout ce décor culmine, dans des entrelacs de rosaces, de pinacles à crochets, d’arcs en accolade, de gargouilles et de statues.
[EN] The west wing (on the left) is known as the Palais du Neuf Marché, or New Market Hall and is the oldest part of this structure.
Construction began in 1499 to house both the Burghers' Assembly and the Exchequer of Normandy (the high judicial and small court). Originally, the building was flanked by four small corner towers and was reached by a central staircase. In 1508, a new building, perpendicular to the west wing, was started. Known as the Palais Royal, or Royal Palace, this addition was completed only in the Mid-16th century. In the meantime, the French king, François the 1st had transformed the Exchequer into the Parliament, or High Court of Normandy.
This central building was decorated in an extraordinary Gothic style. The decorations culminate at the roof line with interlaced rosettes, crocheted pinnacles, four-centred arches, gargoyles and statues.
Date Built: Not listed
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This category is focused only to original Gothic architecture, not to pseudo-Gothic, neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival. You can not find this kind of architecture outside of "Old World", moreover this architecture appeared in ca XIIth century (early Gothic) and the last buildings are from cca XVIth (late Gothic) century...