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Abbaye aux Hommes

Construction began in: 1066

Status: in use

Location: Caen, Calvados (14), Basse-Normandie, France

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49 10' 54" North0 22' 22" West

Sexpartite rib vault

Church

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height to key of crossing tower 31.20 m

length of ambulatory 5.60 mfaade height of south tower 80 m

height of north tower 82 m

width of base section 28.30 m

height of base section 24.50 m

thickness of wall of western faade 2.16 m

nave width of nave 11.45 m

length of nave 56 m

height of nave vaulting 20.80 m

length of central aisle 110 m

transept length of transept 38 m

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Created on: 28/02/03

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Lanfranc

Architect Dom Guillaume de La Tremblaye

Matre Guillaume

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width of transept 42.10 m

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L'architecture religieuse en Occident: Abbaye aux Hommes et Abbaye aux Dames de Caen

Mary Ann Sul livan: The Abbey church of Saint tienne (part of L'Abbaye-aux-Hommes)

Romanes.com: Abbaye aux Dames de Caen

Sacred Destinations: Abbaye aux Hommes, CaenUniversit du Qubec: Musique: Orgues: France: glise (Ancienne abbatiale) Saint-tienne (Former

Abbey Church)

Wikipdia: Abbaye aux Hommes

Relevant Literature

Dictionnaire des glises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse (Tome IV-B), Robert Laffont, Paris(France) ; pp. 28-30.

Chastel, Andr L'art franais (tome 3), Flamm arion, Paris (France) , ISBN 2080101900, 1995; pp. 276.

Denizeau, Grard Histoire visuel le des Monuments de France, Larouss e, Paris (France) , ISBN2035052017, 2003; pp. 58.

Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain Histoire de l'architecture franaise (Tome 1), Editions du Patrimoine, Mengs,Paris (France) , ISBN 2856203671, 1995; pp. 176-179.

Muss et, Lucien Normandie rom ane (Tome 1), Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Lger-Vauban (France) , 1967; pp.49-61.

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