The Rouen Courthouse, formerly known as the Échiquier de Normandie (Exchequer of Normandy), is a building located in Rouen, in the French department of Seine-Maritime, in the Normandy region. It stands as a prominent landmark in the Norman city.[1]
Constructed primarily between 1499 and 1507[2] to accommodate the Parloir aux Bourgeois[3] and the former Exchequer of Normandy, it was designated as the Parliament of Normandy during the reign of François I in 1515. Subsequently, it functioned as a courthouse from the French Revolution onwards. In the 19th century, the building underwent expansion towards the Jeanne-d'Arc and Socrate streets.[3]
Due to its grandeur and intricate design,[3] the monument reflects the revived prosperity of Rouen in the late 15th century, renewing a neglected municipal heritage.[4]
As an example of civil architecture in the Louis XII style[5] from the early decades of the 16th century, the monument has been classified as a historical monument since 1840.[2][4] Its architectural style is reminiscent of the contemporary Hôtel de Bourgtheroulde and the French Finance Office.
The courthouse in Rouen suffered significant damage during a bombing on August 26, 1944, before the city's liberation, resulting in the near destruction of the central Louis XII-style main building.[3] Extensive restoration work was carried out to rebuild the damaged sections, leading to the building's classification as a historical monument in 1977 and its definitive inscription in 1979.
The site is located near the underground tram station Courthouse – Gisèle Halimi.
^Adeline, Jules (1893). La Normandie monumentale et pittoresque (in French). Seine-inférieure: Le Havre, Lemale et Cie. pp. 13–20. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ ab"Notice no IA00021820". Base Mérimée (open heritage platform), French Ministry of Culture (in French). Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ abcdLicquet, François-Théodore (1862). Rouen, Son Histoire, ses Monuments, ses environs (in French). Rouen: Ed. Frère.
^ ab"Palais de Justice". Notice No. PA00101007, on the open heritage platform, Base Mérimée, French Ministry of Culture (in French). Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^Palustre, Léon (1892). L'architecture de la Renaissance (in French). Paris: 7 rue Saint-Benoît, former Quentin Maison. ISBN 978-1-5087-0118-7.
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