Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arcin 360°

Opened in 1979 on the Old Market Square (Place du Vieux-Marché), the Church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is the work of the architect Louis Arretche. Its curves evoke both the flames of the pyre where Joan of Arc was burned on 30 May 1431 and the waves of the sea, a nod to Normandy's maritime traditions. The exact spot of her death is marked by a tall cross, the Cross of Rehabilitation, a few metres from the door.

The building holds a genuine treasure: thirteen Renaissance stained-glass windows of the 16th century, rescued from the old church of Saint-Vincent, which was destroyed in the bombing of 1944. Taken down and put into safe storage as early as 1939, they rank among the greatest ensembles of Renaissance glass in Normandy, with more than five hundred square metres of biblical scenes in glowing colour.

The timber vault shaped like an upturned ship's hull, the slate and copper scales of the roof, the covered market hall wrapped around the building: the whole complex is one of the boldest works of modern sacred architecture in France, right in the protected heart of Rouen.

The JUUMO 360 tour brings you closer to each window than the naked eye ever could: the legend of Saint Vincent, the Tree of Jesse from Saint-Vincent, the Passion. Every panoramic scene comes with a guided reading of the glass, panel by panel.

The Old Market Square itself is worth the detour, with its half-timbered houses, its food stalls and the Joan of Arc museum a few steps away. For anyone planning a weekend around Joan of Arc in Rouen, this virtual tour is the best possible starting point.

Like every virtual tour of the Rouen churches produced by JUUMO, it is free and runs on mobile, desktop and VR headsets, with no app to install and no sign-up.