Church of Saint Ouen in France, Rouen resort
Rating: 8,9/10 (4341 votes)  St Ouen's Church – a church formed by the growth of a 7th century Benedictine abbey. Work on the construction of the church lasted for five centuries: the nave of the church was built in the 15th century, the choirs in the 14th century, the stained glass windows were created in the period from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The church is crowned with four towers , and the 115-meter octagonal lantern tower is known as the `` ducal crown of Normandy. '' Jeanne d'Arc was brought to the cemetery of this church in 1431, here a sentence was pronounced and announced, which ordered to burn the heretic if she doesn't backtrack on her words. She signed the abdication, but it did not help, and the sentence was carried out. 
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