Located Roughly Halfway between Paris and the port city of Le Havre, on the Baie de la Seine, the city of Rouen holds a unique place in French history. The city where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, it also served as the capital of Normandy, and its storied Gothic cathedral, which houses one of the tombs of Richard Lion-Heart (Richard I), was the subject of a series of paintings by the Impressionist painter Claude Monet. Changes and additions to the local architecture are therefore carefully monitored by the local population and governing bodies; any alterations must enhance the surrounding urban landscape and in no way detract from its character.
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