Château de Caen
Château de Caen is a castle in Caen, Calvados, Normandy which is located on Rue des Fossés du Château. Château de Caen is situated nearby to the church Église Saint-Georges-du-Château, as well as near the museum Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen.- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Chateau de Caen”, “Château Ducal”, and “Mur d’enceinte du Château de Caen”
- Address: Rue des Fossés du Château
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Caen and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen.
Château de Caen
Ruins
Photo: Benoit-caen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Caen is a castle in the Norman city of Caen in the Calvados département. It has been officially classed as a Monument historique since 1997.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen
Museum
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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen is a fine arts museum in the French city of Caen, founded at the start of the 19th century and rebuilt in 1971 within the ducal château.
Église Saint-Georges-du-Château
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Georges-du-Château is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaugueux and Vaucelles.
Château de Caen
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caen, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.18638° or 49° 11′ 11″ northLongitude
-0.36283° or 0° 21′ 46″ westElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8CXX5JPP+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 205610830OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
12123745
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