DSC_0712 (Medium) Published July 10, 2018 at 768 × 1152 in Family vacation in France: Day 8 in Rouen The bulge of the half-timbered buildings is characteristic of the medieval homes dating back to the early 1500s in Rouen. The bulge of the half-timbered buildings is characteristic of the medieval homes dating back to the early 1500s in Rouen.