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Caen stone or Pierre de Caen, is a light creamy-yellow Jurassic limestone quarried in northwestern France near the city of Caen.
It was used in the construction of the late eleventh century austere Norman Romanesque Church of Saint-Étienne, at the Abbaye-aux-Hommes (on the east side of Caen), that was founded by William the Conqueror. His tomb is located there.
The Norman Romanesque Church of La Trinité, at the Abbaye-aux-Dames (on the west side of the city), was founded by William's wife, Matilda. Her tomb is located there.
Both abbeys are beautiful structures built with Caen stone in Norman Romanesque style, and both were unscathed by an intense bombing campaign in July 1944 that destroyed much of the city.
This stone was also a popular building material with the Normans in England. It was used in both the cathedral and castle at Norwich, where it was brought by boat up the River Wensum. Caen stone was also used extensively in Canterbury cathedral. Perhaps the most famous buildings in Caen stone are Tower of London and Buckingham Palace.
The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199.6 ± 0.6 Ma (million years ago) to 145.4 ± 4.0 Ma, the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous.
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Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate: CaCO3). Limestone often contains variable amounts of silica in the form of chert or flint, as well as varying amounts of clay, silt and sand as disseminations, nodules, or layers
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The Abbaye aux Hommes ("Men's Abbey") is a former abbey church in the French city of Caen. Dedicated to Sainte-Etienne, it is considered, along with the neighbouring Eglise de la Ste.-Trinité, Caen, to be one of the most notable Romanesque buildings in Normandy.
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Commune of
Caen
Abbaye aux Hommes in 2004
Location
Longitude 00° 22' 10" W
Latitude 49° 10' 59" N
Administration
Country France
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Caen
Abbaye aux Hommes in 2004
Location
Longitude 00° 22' 10" W
Latitude 49° 10' 59" N
Administration
Country France
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William I of England (William the Conqueror; c. 1028 – 9 September 1087) was a medieval monarch. He ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 and as King of England from 1066 to 1087.
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The Abbaye aux Dames is a former abbey in Caen, Normandy, northern France, now home to the Conseil Régional de Basse Normandie.
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History
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Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Norwich (pronounced IPA: /ˈnɒrɪdʒ/) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk.
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The River Wensum is a river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare despite being the larger of the two rivers. The source of the Wensum lies between the villages of Colkirk and Whissonsett in Norfolk.
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State Party United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, vi
Reference 496
Region Europe
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Type Cultural
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Reference 496
Region Europe
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State Party United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 488
Region Europe and North America
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Type Cultural
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Region Europe and North America
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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch.[1] The palace is a setting for state occasions and royal entertaining, and a major tourist attraction. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.
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