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Mont Saint Michel   
Posted 8/26/2009 2:35:00 PM by Reisen

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel (English: Saint Michael's Mount) is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre off the country's north coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches.

William de Volpiano, the Italian architect who had built the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, was chosen as building contractor by Richard II of Normandy in the 11th century. He designed the Romanesque church of the abbey, daringly placing the transept crossing at the top of the mount. Many underground crypts and chapels had to be built to compensate for this weight; these formed the basis for the supportive upward structure that can be seen today. Today Mont-Saint-Michel is seen as a Gothic-style church.

Der Mont Saint-Michel ist eine felsige Insel im Ärmelkanal an der Mündung des Couesnon etwa einen Kilometer vor der Küste im Wattenmeer der Normandie, nahe Avranches und der Grenze zur Bretagne.

Die ohne Bauten rund 46 Meter hohe Insel ist berühmt für das auf ihr erbaute Benediktinerkloster, das die nur ca. 55.000 m² (Umfang ca. 830 m) große Insel dominiert. Es ist eines der besten Beispiele für französische normannische Architektur (Beginn um 1022) und für eine befestigte Abtei.

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