Mont Saint-Michel
Dublin Core
Title
Mont Saint-Michel
Subject
Immovable Culture Heritage
Description
Mont Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal island located off the coast of Normandy, France. It is home to a stunning Gothic-style abbey that dates back to the 8th century and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The site has played an important role in French history and served as a place of pilgrimage for centuries. Mont Saint Michel has cultural significance as a symbol of medieval religious and military architecture, and its unique location and history make it a popular tourist destination.
The Abbey atop Mont Saint-Michel swiftly rose to prominence as a major Christian West pilgrimage site and a seat of mediaeval culture where a significant quantity of manuscripts were created and preserved. "City of the Books" is the moniker given to Mont-Saint-Michel.
Source
is51102023
Date
708
Contributor
sd302
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
623
Date Submitted
15/04/2023
Date Modified
05/08/2023 03:31:25 pm
Extent
97 hacm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,48.632826,-1.5230951;
Provenance
French commune of Le Mont-Saint-Michel
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Mont Saint-Michel
Object
http://www.bienvenueaumontsaintmichel.com/en
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Building
Prim Media
1192
Contact
sd302@st-andrews.ac.uk
Collection
Citation
“Mont Saint-Michel,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1195.
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