Posted on January 30th, 2010 in General
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Saint_Michel#Location
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-The extraordinary architecture of the Mont Saint-Michel and its bay make it the most visited place of interest in Normandy and the third in France. Classified as a historic building in 1874.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mont-Saint-Michel-2004.jpg
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(An outlook of the surrounding area)
-The church is crowned by a gold leaf statue reaching a height of 510 feet above the sea.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Montsaintmicheloutlook.jpg
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(The Mont [...]
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