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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photograph by L,. Boulanger 



rouKn cathedral 



Considered one of the finest Gothic edifices in Normandy, Rouen's Notre Dame is never- 

 theless unsymmetrical in plan. The cast-iron spire surmounting the central tower is the 

 loftiest in France — 485 feet. With the exception of the highest story, the St. Romain tower 

 (at the left) dates from the twelfth century and is the oldest part of the building. 



