Editing Arras (section)

===Abbey District===
Many of Arras's most remarkable structures, including the [[Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras]] and several government buildings, occupy the site of the old [[Abbey of St. Vaast]]. The abbey's church was demolished and rebuilt in fashionable classical style in 1833, and now serves as the town's cathedral. The design was chosen by the one-time Abbot of St Vaast, the [[Cardinal de Rohan]], and is stark in its simplicity, employing a vast number of perpendicular angles. There is a fine collection of statuary within the church and it houses a number of religious relics.