Caen
Historical City
General Information
Other Name: -, District: NA, State: Lower Normandy, France
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Languages Spoken: French
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Importance: Caen is known for its historical buildings built during the reign of William the Conqueror.
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Caen is a commune in northwestern France.It is capital of the Basse-Normandie region.This city is one of the most well known cities of the land and home to a large number of France Tourist Attractions. Sightseeing in France provides the tourists with immense joy and provides them with several reasons to rejoice.Caen in France is basically known for its historical buildings that abandon the entire city. This historical city was built during the reign of William the Conqueror.Location
It is located 15 km (6 mi) inland from the English Channel.Climate
Mild
In Caen, occupying an extensive area on the hill which rises immediately to the north of Place St-Pierre, is a castle built by William the Conqueror ,now laid out in gardens, which is entered through the 14th C Porte des Champs on the east side. From the terrace and from the castle walls there are fine views of the town.
A classical temple stands at one end of the woods in the Château de Canon garden while a charming scarlet chinoiserie kiosk hangs over stream at the other end.
To the west of the castle is the Jardin des Plantes, a beautifully laid out botanical garden.The garden began in 1689 by John Callard of Ducquerie, with a few plants in his private garden. Two greenhouses were built in 1860 and the Botanical Institute was built in 1891.
In Caen, to the east of Place St-Pierre, at the end of Rue des Chanoines, is the Place de la Reine-Mathilde, in which is the magnificent Romanesque abbey church of La Trinité or of the Abbaye-aux-Dames, built by William the Conqueror''s wife Matilda in 1062.In the impressive interior is the queen''s tomb, and beneath this is a crypt.
The Mémorial, to the northwest of the town center, is a modern Peace Museum, built of light-colored sandstone in the form of a square block . Its themes are the two world wars and the means of ensuring and preserving peace.
The central feature Caen is the Place St-Pierre, with a monument to Joan of Arc (1964). Here too is the church of St-Pierre (13th-14th C), with a 75 m/245ft high tower.The interior is notable for a magnificent Renaissance apse, with rich decoration and unusual stalactitic vaulting.