Historic Caen France in Normandy
by Rebecca Herranen
Title
Historic Caen France in Normandy
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Rebecca Herranen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Caen, France in the Normandy region is a quaint, historic little port city with a big history. This image was taken from the ancient walls of the Château de Caen castle that sits on the hill right in the center of Caen. The castle was built in 1060. Caen is the capital of the Calvados department in the northern part of Normandy.
During the Battle of Normandy in 1944, much of Caen was leveled. Old pictures, show blocks just flattened by the bombs that hit Caen. Much still stands though. An old church built of heavy stone still stands. It's literally visibly crooked but standing. Other buildings throughout town bear the scars of bombs taking out chunks of buildings.
Caen's port opens to the English channel, with Brittan almost directly across that channel. A great little day trip from Caen or visa versa.
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May 4th, 2021
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Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Steven Livingston
Beautiful image. So happy that they were able to rebuild after the war. My dad was captured by the Germans outside Normandy. I'm sure he saw a lot of destruction, but I hope he was able to capture glimpses of church spires reaching to the sky. He did go on to survive 11 months as a POW and made it home.
Holly April Harris
Beautiful cityscape of this historic town! I am very pleased to feature your lovely artwork in the group ‘Covered Bridges and Historical Buildings.’ Please add it to the “2023 First Quarter Featured Image Collection” thread in the discussions area to record and display your image amongst the best in the group. Thank you! 1/4/23
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