Cathedral of Light

This year, Rouen’s Notre-Dame Cathedral is decked out in its finest lights, with the projection of two back-to-back shows:

• Viking A thick mist envelops the Seine, revealing a mysterious silhouette. Carried by an irresistible wind, a dragon’s head emerges in the light… This show retraces the Scandinavian invasions of Normandy in the 9th century, from the first incursion of the Vikings to the second.cle, from the first Viking incursion into the Seine valley in 841 to the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 between Rollon and Charles le Simple. The Northmen open the doors to a new world. Combining historical narratives, magical visuals and spectacular effects, this monumental projection offers a captivating plunge into the world of the Northmen, while revisiting the mythical and imaginary representations they inspired.

• Rendezvous with light! A journey through light, which begins in darkness and night, in the heart of a shadowy universe populated by dreams, phantasmagoria and fantastic creatures. Then, the light of Nature is revealed, with its wonders that recall its cosmic origins, born with the Universe. Lastly, this rendez-vous explores the light domesticated by Man: that of colored stained-glass windows and the illuminated landscapes of our modern cities.

• May 31 to June 28: Fridays and Saturdays at 11pm
• July 1 to 31: every evening at 11:00 pm
• August 1 to 15: every evening at 10:30 pm
• August 16 to 31: every evening, 10:00 pm
• September 1 to 27: Fridays and Saturdays, at 9:30pm