Rouen, France
The Legos of the Palais de Justice
Lego blocks now patch Rouen's WWII scars.
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Rouen, France
Lego blocks now patch Rouen's WWII scars.
Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Rouen, France
An ancient ossuary in Rouen.
Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France
This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.
Paimpont, France
Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.
Lanrivain, France
A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.
Lanrivain, France
One of the last Breton ossuaries still preserving the bones of the dead.
Plussulien, France
This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Étretat, France
In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
Honfleur, France
One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.
Falaise, France
The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Auray, France
A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.
Locmariaquer, France
The largest stone moved during the Stone Age once stood proudly in France.
Tréguennec, France
The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Plouarzel, France
This might be the world’s tallest Bronze Age standing stone.