Normandy France home of Mont saint Michel, D Day invasion and Bayeux Tapestry

Le Havre

Totally destroyed in World War II the town was rebuilt between 1946 and 1964 to the designs of unusually one architect Auguste Perret. It was decided to use reinforced concrete and keep the building heights low, with the sea visible from the end of almost every street. The church tower of Saint-Joseph soars above the grid like and evenly planned city seeking companionship from the gleaming white cone of the Espace Ocsar Niemeyer in the cultural centre known as the Volcano. Within recent years the city has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Musee Malraux displays artwork by 19th and 20th century French artists,including Eugene Boudin and Raol Duffy a son of the city. Old Le Havre is remembered in the Musee de L’Ancien Havre, and recounts what the town was like when Jean-Paul Sartre wrote La Nausee here. Return to Seine-Maritime page

Places to visit

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