Nouveaux regards sur la Reconstruction de Caen [1944 – 1963] Edition #3

The result of a partnership between the Department of Urban Planning and the Musée de Normandie (Mission de valorisation du patrimoine de la Ville de Caen), the project is part of the regional label "Patrimoine de la Reconstruction en Normandie" (Reconstruction Heritage in Normandy) awarded by the Normandy Region to the City of Caen in 2021, and thus contributes to the promotion of the City of Art and History label.
A remarkable urban and architectural adventure
Following the bombings of 1944, Caen was partly destroyed. The center, with the Saint-Jean district, was particularly hard hit. The city had to be rethought and rebuilt with respect for its heritage and a "reasonable modernity", away from the picturesque and sometimes unhealthy maze of the "old Norman city". It?s a 20-year epic and a major town-planning project, a new foundation for the thousand-year-old city.Free visits and events:Protestant TempleSaint Julien ChurchSaint Paul QuarterPlace de la RépubliqueSaint Jean QuarterChapelle du Bon SauveurTheaterExhibitions - until November 3, 2024:Immersive exhibition "Panorama de Caen"
Abbaye-aux-Hommes / Hôtel de ville. Salle Joseph PoirierExhibition "De la place Royale à la place de la République. Four centuries of Caen history (1575-1975)".
Musée de Normandie - Château de Caen (Salles du Rempart). Practical detailsPublication
A new look at Reconstruction. A walk through the city of Caen.
Format 17x24 cm, 64 pages, approx. 130 illustrations, Orep Editions, 9.90 ? Available from the Musée de Normandie store and orepeditions.com
See the detailed program in the pdf document and on the Musée de Normandie website.

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