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31 07, 2017

Toulouse – St. Sernin – Romanesque

By |2018-04-15T16:50:51-07:00July 31st, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Toulouse – St. Sernin – Romanesque

Church of St. Sernin, Toulouse, France In 1080 AD, the church of St. Sernin in Toulouse was a busy place. Charlemagne had given the church some saints' relics, and many people stopped to pray [...]

29 07, 2017

Castle at Caen – William the Conqueror

By |2019-02-25T21:30:40-08:00July 29th, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Castle at Caen – William the Conqueror

Outer walls of Caen castle, Normandy, France What is Caen castle? This is the castle that William the Conqueror built before he left to conquer England, to defend his own territory in Normandy, [...]

29 07, 2017

Caen – Abbaye aux Dames

By |2019-01-16T11:28:12-08:00July 29th, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Caen – Abbaye aux Dames

Caen - Abbaye aux Dames What is the Abbaye aux Dames? Matilda of Flanders ordered her architects to build this Christian church about 1050 AD in her capital at Caen. (Find out why.) The Abbaye [...]

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