Mémorial de Caen
The Mémorial de Caen is a museum and war memorial in Caen, Normandy, France commemorating World War II and the Battle for Caen. More generally, the museum is dedicated to the history of the twentieth century, mainly focused on the fragility of peace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
April—September: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
October—March: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
December 25th: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: peace museum, war memorial in BP , Caen Cedex
- Also known as: “Caen Memorial”, “Caen Memorial museum”, “Le Memorial de Caen”, “Le Mémorial de Caen”, “Memorial”, “Mémorial”, “Mémorial - Cité des mémoires”, “Memorial de Caen”, “Musée Mémorial de Caen”, “name = Mémorial de Caen, un musée pour la paix”, and “the Caen Memorial museum”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Category:Centaure et Bacchante par Le Duc and Vallée des Jardins.
Category:Centaure et Bacchante par Le Duc
Work of art
Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Category:Centaure et Bacchante par Le Duc is a work of art.
Vallée des Jardins
Park
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallée des Jardins is a park, which is situated 1 km east of Mémorial de Caen.
Église Saint-Paul de Caen
Church
Photo: Mary Condy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Paul de Caen is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Mémorial de Caen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe and Saint-Contest.
Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
Village
Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Saint-Contest
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Contest is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Mémorial de Caen
- Categories: peace museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Caen, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.1976° or 49° 11′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.38475° or 0° 23′ 5″ westElevation
45 metres (148 feet)Inception
1988Open location code
8CXX5JX8+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 155629535OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
13562147Wikidata ID
Q390677
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Mémorial de Caen” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կանի հուշահամալիր”
- Breton: “Kounlec’h Caen”
- Catalan: “Memorial de Caen”
- Chinese: “卡昂紀念館”
- Chinese: “卡昂纪念馆”
- Danish: “Memorial de Caen”
- Dutch: “Mémorial de Caen”
- Esperanto: “Mémorial de Caen”
- Esperanto: “Memoriga muzeo de Caen”
- French: “Memorial de Caen”
- French: “mémorial de Caen”
- French: “Mémorial de Caen”
- French: “Mémorial de la Paix”
- French: “Mémorial pour la Paix de Caen”
- French: “Mémorial pour la Paix”
- German: “Memorial de Caen”
- German: “Mémorial de Caen”
- German: “Memorial von Caen”
- Italian: “Mémorial de Caen”
- Italian: “Memoriale di Caen”
- Japanese: “メモリアル・ド・カーン”
- Slovenian: “Muzej Mémorial, Caen”
- Slovenian: “Muzej Mémorial”
- Spanish: “Memorial de Caen”
- Swedish: “Mémorial de Caen”
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