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{{Short description|Castle in the Norman city of Caen in France}}
The '''Château de Caen''' is a castle in the
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==History==
[[File:Foundations of William's residence in Caen..jpg|thumb|Foundations of [[William the Conqueror]]'s residence {{Circa|1060}}.]]
The castle was built
Caen Castle, along with all of Normandy, was
The castle saw several engagements during the [[Hundred Years' War]] ([[Battle of Caen (1346)|1346]], [[Siege of Caen (1417)|1417]], [[Siege of Caen (1450)|1450]]). The keep was pulled down in 1793 during the [[French Revolution]], by order of the [[National Convention]].
The castle, which was used as a barracks during [[World War II]], was bombed in 1944 and seriously damaged.
In 1946, Michel de Boüard, an archeologist from Caen, decided to start excavations in the area of the castle to bring to the light medieval traces. The ''[[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen|
Now, you can gain access to a pass and tour the large castle, and visit the university located in the centre of the area.
==Structure==
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*the '''[[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen]]''' (Museum of Fine Arts of Caen)
*the '''Musée de Normandie''' (Museum of Normandy) along with many periodical exhibitions about arts and history, in the castle residence;
*Saint
*the ''Échiquier de Normandie'' ([[Exchequer]] of Normandy), used as a temporary hall of exhibitions, which seated the [[Court]] of Normandy;
* a garden showing plants cultivated in the
The [[keep]], now razed, had a large square section with round towers at each corner. As the castle, it was also surrounded by a [[moat]]. The dry moat still provides a circuit for walkers.
The top of the [[defensive wall|rampart]]s offers a splendid view of Caen. Some parts of the curtain walls were built during the 12th century, but most of them date from the 15th century.
The castle has two
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===Recent works===
Since March 2004, the town of Caen has
. 6,000 m³ of earth are being removed, in order to give a better view of the north-west wall of the 12th century. This operation has revealed the cellar of a private house of the 15th century which still has its firehouse, a powder magazine and two walls of a forge of the 14th century. Traces of the stables have also been found.
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== Bibliography ==
* Joseph Decaëns and Adrien Dubois (ed.), ''Caen Castle. A ten Centuries Old Fortress within the Town''
* B. Guillot (éd.), Forges médiévales et écurie de la Renaissance au château de Caen. Publications du Centre de Recherches Archéologiques et Historiques Médiévales), Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2015 ({{ISBN|978-2-84133-740-8}})
==See also==
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* [[List of castles in France]]
* [[Grand Doyenné of Avranches]]
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070203221119/http://www.ville-caen.fr/GB/index.html Timeline of Caen Castle]
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▲* [http://www.musee-de-normandie.caen.fr/ Musée de Normandie] {{fr}}
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