Palais de Justice de Rouen: Interior, Public Prosecutors’ Chamber

The building, built under Louis XII , previously housed the Royal Palace, and the Exchequer of Normandy; it became the Parliament of Normandy in the sixteenth century. From 1509 to 1525 Roulland Le Roux was master builder (werkmeister) of the city of Rouen. He built the central block of the Palais de justice of Rouen begun by Roger Ango in 1508. It is a very Late Gothic style, but much of what remains after damage in WWII is neo-Gothic, by Lucien Lefort and others. Only the west wing on the left of the facade is truly Gothic. This oldest part of the building is called New Market Hall (Palais du Neuf Marché). It leads to the majestic Salle des Procureurs, or Public Prosecutors’ Chamber, where lawyers would gather. The splendid panelled ceiling is 16.5 metres wide.