Mémorial de Caen

The Mémorial de Caen is a museum and in , Normandy, 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.
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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”, “Mémorial de la Paix”, “Mémorial pour la Paix”, “Mémorial pour la Paix de Caen”, “Memorial von Caen”, “Musée Mémorial de Caen”, “name = Mémorial de Caen, un musée pour la paix”, and “the Caen Memorial museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Category:Centaure et Bacchante par Le Duc and Vallée des Jardins.

Work of art
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is a work of art.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 1 km east of Mémorial de Caen.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Mémorial de Caen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calvaire Saint-Pierre and Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern .

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Mémorial de Caen

Latitude
49.1976° or 49° 11′ 51″ north
Longitude
-0.38475° or 0° 23′ 5″ west
Inception
1988
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8CXX5JX8+24
Open­Street­Map ID
way 155629535
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data 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: “Memoriga muzeo de Caen”
  • French: “mémorial de Caen”
  • French: “Mémorial de Caen”
  • German: “Mémorial de Caen”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת קאן”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת קן”
  • Hindi: “मेमोरियाल द काँ”
  • 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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Highlights include Esplanade Général Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vallée du Mémorial.

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