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Men's Abbey (Saint Stephen), Caen
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Andy
July 19, 2024
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The former Benedictine abbey with the monastery church of Saint-Étienne was founded by William the Conqueror in Caen, built from 1060 onwards, but probably not completed until after 1090. From 1120/25 onwards, six-part cross-ribbed vaults were installed in the originally flat-roofed building, which are among the oldest in France.
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•Ol Gott
August 4, 2023
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Here William the Conqueror is buried, in the 11th-century abbey church.
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•Imaginer's World
January 25, 2022
Hiking
The Abbaye aux Hommes adjoins the town hall of Caen, these two monuments alone are worth a detour. Push the door of the abbey to discover the ancestral beauty of this place.
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