Caen
City in France
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Caen is the capital of northern France’s Lower Normandy region. Its city center features the Château de Caen, a circa-1060 castle built by William the Conqueror. It stands on a hill flanked by the Romanesque abbeys of Saint-Étienne and Sainte-Trinité, which date from the same period.
The multimedia museum Le Mémorial is devoted to WWII and the Battle of Normandy.
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