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. Its intention is "pay a tribute to the martyred city of the liberation" but also to tell "what was the terrible story of the 20th century in a spirit of reconciliation"[1].
  Location within Caen | |
| Established | 1989 |
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| Location | Esplanade Eisenhower, BP 55026, 14050 Caen Cedex 4 |
| Coordinates | 49.197438°N 0.384135°W |
| Type | peace museum, war memorial |
| Visitors | 400,000 (2007) |
| Public transit access | no 2 bus (terminus) |
| Website | Caen Memorial website. |
Gallery
Hall
Foyer
American Garden
Hawker Typhoon ground-attack aircraft at Memorial
Model of U.S. aircraft carrier
Soviet army uniform (1939-1945) with PPSh-41 submachine gun
Model of German V1 flying bomb
References
- "Mémorial de Caen : musée sur le débarquement en Normandie". Site officiel du tourisme dans le Calvados (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Mémorial de Caen". Wikipédia (in French). 2018-03-13.
- "À propos du Mémorial". www.memorial-caen.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- This article is a summary translation of the French Wikipedia Article
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