HERITAGE RECORD · 080

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay

圣米歇尔山及其海湾

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the 'Wonder of the West', a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the archangel St Michael, and the village that grew up in the shadow of its great walls. Built between the 11th and 16th centuries, the abbey is a technical and artistic tour de force, having had to adapt to the problems posed by this unique natural site.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ17117964 ↗

Area6560 ha

Administrative areaQ20892 · Q28464310

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

Cultural archive

Direct quotation

The Archangel loved heights.

Henry Adams · Mont-Saint-Michel and ChartresOriginal: The Archangel loved heights.Original work in the public domainSource ↗

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