Cathedral Notre Dame de Rouen Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By admin Notre Dame de Rouen. Portail des Libraires with the officiality on the left and the canons’ “Librairie” on the right. The construction of the cathedral de Notre Dame of Rouen began in the 13th century and was completed in the 16th century. The cloister. Left :Tour Saint-Romain. This tower, is the oldest part of the Gothic construction.Work begun around 1145. Right:Construction started at 1485. Tour du Beurre, Saint-Jean Portal. The nave. Tomb of Hugues d’Amiens. Copies of the statues on the cathedral façade. They are placed in the ambulatory. Chapel of Saint Leonard. Chapel of the Virgin. The high altar. The 15th-century stairway to the medieval library. Saint-Etienne-de-la-Grande-Eglise chapel.Recumbent statue of Barbe Guiffard.