The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil- Rouen Cathedral

According to Biblical Lore, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil stood in the Garden of Eden, where its fruit was used to tempt Adam and Eve into disobeying God. This intricate statue stood in Rouen Cathedral, a Catholic Church in Normandy, France built in the Gothic architectural style. A church has stood on this site since 650 AD but construction on the current building began in the 12th Century and has been destroyed by lightning on several occasions. Many famous paintings have been made of the cathedral, especially by noted French impressionist Claude Monet and John Ruskin. The cathedral also houses a tomb containing the heart of Richard the Lionheart.据圣经传说，分别善恶树（Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil）生长在伊甸园（Garden of Eden）中，其果实曾用以诱惑亚当与夏娃违抗上帝。这座精美繁复的雕像坐落于法国诺曼底地区的鲁昂大教堂（Rouen Cathedral）——一座哥特式建筑风格的天主教堂。该遗址自公元650年起便有教堂坐落，现存建筑始建于12世纪，历史上曾多次遭雷击损毁。诸多名家曾以该大教堂为主题创作画作，其中尤以法国印象派代表画家克劳德·莫奈（Claude Monet）与约翰·拉斯金（John Ruskin）的作品闻名。该大教堂还藏有狮心王理查（Richard the Lionheart）的心脏墓冢。