The Saint Ouen Abbey Church in Rouen, France.

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Abbatiale St-Ouen

Top choice in Rouen


This largely empty 14th-century abbey is a gloriously sublime and quite stunning example of the Rayonnant Gothic style, with a colossal interior dappled with the light from the gorgeous stained glass; it's quite a mind-blowing spectacle. The entrance is through the lovely garden on the south side, facing rue des Faulx.