Norman Gatehouse by Buffalo1
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Description
William the Conqueror's castle at Caen, Normandy in France is an excellent example of castle architecture that survived the savage fighting during World War II. The gatehouse was built after William's death in 1087.

Comments (7)
Very good capture picture
Fabulous image. You're very lucky to have been able to see history like this up close.
Excellent capture of a bit of history
Dear old Willy.. 1066 battle of hastings.. sighes.. the norman invasion.. alot of us brits dervive from Normandy,((even tho its hush hush!!)) some of my ancestors dervive, from the Le Grys.. line..they dont make castles like that anymore.. beautifully captured.. sublime :))))...
Impressive capture of this not-so-easyto-conquer-castle, but following Nikki's thoughts there is some nice tapestry (Bayeux) left of it! :) Gorgeous work!
cool..got to love old castles like that.
Very nice capture and interesting historical information!