Back Abadía del Monte Saint-Michel AST Abadia del Mont Saint-Michel Catalan Mont-Saint-Michel (Abtei) German Αββαείο του Μον-Σαιν-Μισέλ Greek Abadía del Monte Saint-Michel Spanish Mont-Saint-Micheli klooster Estonian کلیسای مون-سن-میشل Persian Mont Saint-Michelin pohjapiirustukset Finnish Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel French Abbazia di Mont-Saint-Michel Italian
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| Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Region | Manche, Normandy |
| Leadership | Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Le Mont-Saint-Michel |
| Country | France |
| Geographic coordinates | 48°38′09″N 1°30′41″W / 48.635834°N 1.511389°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | William of Volpiano (church) |
| Style | Romanesque and Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 10th century |
| Completed | 1523 |
| Website | |
| http://www.abbaye-mont-saint-michel.fr/en/ | |
The Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey is an abbey located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, in the department of Manche.
The abbey is an essential part of the structural composition of the town the feudal society constructed. On top, God, the abbey, and monastery; below this, the Great halls, then stores and housing, and at the bottom (outside the walls), fishermen's and farmers' housing.
The abbey has been protected as a French monument historique since 1862.[1] Since 1979, the site as a whole – i.e., the Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay – has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux.[2]
With more than 1.335 million visitors in 2010, the abbey is among the most visited cultural sites in France.[3]
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: Notice #PA00110460, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel - Centre des monuments nationaux. Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Les sites touristiques en France. Source: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication / Direction Générale des Patrimoines / Département des études, de la prospective et des statistiques: mémento du tourisme 2011.