The Church of Saint-Maclou in Rouen is named for Saint Malo, a sixth-century monk. It is considered one of the best examples of Flamboyant Gothic in France. Construction began around 1436 and 1437 and was finished by 1521. Pierre Robin was the master mason, Jean d'Orbais is credited with the interior, and the Dufour and Le Roux families were among the patrons.
The west facade has no tower. It has five gabled porches, flying buttresses and a rose window, and the spire reaches 83 meters. The tympanum shows Christ, with the saved heading to Heaven and the damned to Hell. The Renaissance doors and organ are notable.
The church was looted in the Wars of Religion and again in the French Revolution. Allied bombing in 1944 destroyed most of the wooden chapel furnishings, but the Renaissance doors and organ survived. It became a Monument historique in 1840.
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