Archiepiscopal Palace, Rouen
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Portion of the palace seen from the main entrance (the cathedral is covered by scaffoldings)
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| Location | 2 rue des Bonnetiers, 76000 Rouen, Rouen Metropolis, Normandy, France |
| Coordinates | 49°26′25″N 01°05′47″E / 49.44028°N 1.09639°ECoordinates: 49°26′25″N 01°05′47″E / 49.44028°N 1.09639°E |
| Built | Middle Ages |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic and Renaissance architecture |
| Official name: Ensemble archiépiscopal (Archiepiscopal ensemble) | |
| Designated | 1862 (first designation) |
| Reference no. | PA00100800 |
 Location of the Archiepiscopal Palace in France
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The Archiepiscopal Palace of Rouen (French: Palais archiépiscopal de Rouen) is the official residence of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. Designated a Monument Historique for the first time in 1862, it is notably the only archiepiscopal palace in France that is adjoining a cathedral while retaining its original function as official residence of the archbishop.
The first episcopal residence was probably lying south of the nave of today's Cathedral. It is believed the archbishop's residence was moved to the northeast side of the cathedral when Norman invaders raided and plundered the region, and the Duchy of Normandy was created. Standing between the choir and the rue Saint Romain, the building was extended to the east, and came close to the moats of the former ramparts dating from the fourth century AD.William Bona Anima rebuilt the archiepiscopal palace. Of this building only subsists a basement room and the foundations of the walls between the portail des Libraires (Gate of the Librarians) and the tower at the angle of the rue Saint Romain, towards the courtyard of the Maîtrise Saint-Évode.
The gothic archiepiscopal palace, contemporary to the cathedral, was commissioned by William of Flavacourt. He supervised the construction of the watchtower and the great hall of which only the gable and the openwork remain. That is where was held the last of Joan of Arc's trials, which saw the saint sentenced to death on 29 April 1431, and where also took place her procès en réhabilitation (trial in rehabilitation) in 1456. The part of the palace where the archbishops resided was lying along the cour des Libraires (Courtyard of the Librarians). The palace was restored and extended by Cardinal Archbishop Lewis of Luxembourg.
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