Editing Caen (section)

==Main sights==
===Castle===
The castle, the [[Château de Caen]], built {{Circa|1060}} by William the Conqueror, who successfully [[Norman Conquest of England|conquered England]] in 1066, is one of the largest medieval fortresses of Western Europe. It remained an essential feature of [[Norman dynasty|Norman]] strategy and policy. At Christmas 1182, a [[royal court]] celebration for Christmas in the [[wikt:Special:Search/aula|aula]] of Caen Castle brought together [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] and his sons, [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]] and [[John of England|John Lackland]], receiving more than a thousand knights. Caen Castle, along with all of Normandy, was handed over to the French Crown in 1204. The castle saw several engagements during the [[Hundred Years' War]] (1346, 1417, 1450) and was in use as a barracks as late as the Second World War. Bullet holes are visible on the walls of the castle where members of the [[French Resistance]] were shot during the Second World War. Today, the castle serves as a museum that houses the ''Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen'' (Museum of [[Fine art|Fine Arts]] of Caen) and ''Musée de Normandie'' (Museum of Normandy) along with many periodical exhibitions about arts and history. (See {{Cite web |title=Timeline of Caen Castle |url=http://www.ville-caen.fr/mdn/RedecouvChateau/chronoGB.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213224638/http://www.ville-caen.fr/mdn/RedecouvChateau/chronoGB.htm |archive-date=13 February 2006 |access-date=28 August 2004}})

===Abbeys===
In repentance for marrying his cousin [[Mathilda of Flanders]], William ordered two [[abbey]]s to be built on the [[Pope]]'s encouragement:
*[[Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen|Église St.-Étienne]], formerly the ''Abbaye aux Hommes'' (Men's Abbey). It was completed in 1063 and is dedicated to [[St Stephen]]. The current [[Hôtel de Ville, Caen|Hôtel de Ville]] (City Hall) of Caen is built onto the South [[Transept]] of the building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crdp.ac-caen.fr/visite-au-musee/museedenormandie/images/Classique/fontette.pdf |title= Autour de la Place Fonette: De l'Abbaye-Aux-Hommes à la place Saint-Sauveur |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123071639/http://www.crdp.ac-caen.fr/visite-au-musee/museedenormandie/images/Classique/fontette.pdf|archive-date=23 November 2006}}</ref>
*[[Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen|''Église de la Ste.-Trinité'']], formerly the ''Abbaye aux Dames'' (Women's Abbey). It was completed in 1060 and is dedicated to the [[Holy Trinity]]. The current seat of the regional council (''[[conseil régional]]'') of [[Basse-Normandie]] is nearby.

===Others===
*[[Jardin botanique de Caen]], a historic [[botanical garden]]
*[[Church of Saint-Pierre, Caen|Church of Saint-Pierre]]
*[[Church of Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux]]
*[[Church of Saint-Jean de Caen]]
*[[Mémorial de Caen|''Mémorial pour la Paix'']] ("Memorial for Peace") built in 1988, a museum charting the events leading up to and after [[D-Day]]. It is an emotional presentation inviting meditation on the thought of [[Elie Wiesel]]: "Peace is not a gift from God to man, but a gift from man to himself". The Memorial for Peace also includes an exhibit of [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winners and another one on [[Conflict resolution|Conflict Resolution]] in different cultures.
*[[Parc Festyland]], an [[amusement park]] to the west of Caen in the nearby town of [[Carpiquet]]. The park receives 110,000 visitors every year.
*[[Mondeville 2]] is a regional shopping centre in adjoining [[Mondeville, Calvados|Mondeville]].
*Medieval wooden houses<ref>{{Cite news |title=Maisons à pans de bois |language=fr |work=Office de Tourisme de Caen |url=http://www.caen-tourisme.fr/fr/decouvrir-caen/patrimoine-architectural/maisons-pans-de-bois |access-date=23 March 2018 |archive-date=20 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020023701/http://www.caen-tourisme.fr/fr/decouvrir-caen/patrimoine-architectural/maisons-pans-de-bois |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[:fr:Colline aux Oiseaux|Colline aux Oiseaux]], a floral parc located on the former dump of the city of Caen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colline aux Oiseaux |url=http://caen.fr/adresse/colline-aux-oiseaux |access-date=23 March 2018 |website=CAEN |language=fr |archive-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213344/http://caen.fr/adresse/colline-aux-oiseaux |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=La colline aux oiseaux, l'un des plus grand parc et jardins de Cae |url=https://www.calvados-tourisme.com/diffusio/fr/decouvrir/parcs-et-jardins/caen/la-colline-aux-oiseaux-l-un-des-plus-grand-parc-et-jardins-de-cae_TFOPCUNOR014FS00076.php |access-date=23 March 2018 |website=Site officiel du tourisme dans le Calvados |language=fr |archive-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327214201/https://www.calvados-tourisme.com/diffusio/fr/decouvrir/parcs-et-jardins/caen/la-colline-aux-oiseaux-l-un-des-plus-grand-parc-et-jardins-de-cae_TFOPCUNOR014FS00076.php |url-status=live }}</ref>