Square Thomas Becket

At the end of the old town, in the extension of Place Daniel Huet, the old square was reorganized into three areas. To the south of the square, according to the plans of the former Bishop of Avranches, 21 trees with hawthorn stems were planted near a children's playground. Faithful to the plan of the archaeologist who excavated the site in the 1970s, the architect realized the nave of the cathedral with a low granite wall crowned with an oak crossbeam on which one could sit. The tombstone commemorating the penance of King Henri Plantagenêt was replaced in the place of the north portal. A triple arcade in Corten steel 6 meters high symbolizes the main gate of the disappeared building and two faceted masts 33 meters high, the towers. Like sentinels or a signal over the bay, these masts are also and above all enormous lightning rods, which the city did not have. The overhanging forecourt offers a breathtaking panoramic view of the bay and the Sée valley. Free access. wikimanche.fr/Square_Thomas-Becket_(Avranches)