"masterpiece of nature, standing amongst heaven and earth, among land and sea, where tides are altering as quickly as the galloping horse" - as Victor Igo described this outstanding city with remarkable Roman architecture. Mont Saint Michel (Mount St. Mikhail) is a modest town on the rocky island, 1 km from the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Couesnon River in the Basse-Normandie area.
The building began back in the year 709. In the year 1874 Mont Saint Michel explained in a historic monument and is beneath the protection of UNESCO. The population of about 41 inhabitants and most of them are priests.
Its occurrence is a legend that says that Archangel Michael Bishop Abert seemed to say, connected to construct a monastery on the rock. He has regularly ignored this his vision, till Michael burned his head with his finger. , That was the moment when I decided to build this stunning city
Here are a couple of photos to capture its uniqueness and unity with nature:
Image by Alejandro Flores by way of Flickr
Image by via Flickr waywuwei
Image by Iulian Ursu by way of Flickr
Image by Nicolas Raymond via Flickr
Image by Paolo Ramponi through Flickr
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