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Caen stone
Caen stone Ca"en stone", A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.

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- Caen stone (French: Pierre de Caen) is a light creamy-yellow Jur****ic limestone quarried in north-western France near the city of Caen. The limestone is...
- Caen (UK: /ˈkɒ̃ ˈkɒn/; French: [kɑ̃] ; Norman: Kaem) is a commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of...
- with the current early 19th-century ledger stone in white marble. The abbey was to be built in Caen stone, and construction began in 1066. For many decades...
- material is Kentish ragstone, although some local mudstone was also used. Caen stone was imported from northern France to provide details in the Tower's facing...
- Records Office ACC 8894/3/1) specified the stone work to have come from UK quarries but this changed to Caen stone from Normandy in France. This material...
- Jur****ic. It was often quarried for building work and is referred to as Caen Stone. Indeterminate sauropod remains located in the Département Du Calvados...
- different from the one currently used by the college today) is of Caen stone from Caen, France. Overall the exterior amounted to just under half the cost...
- closely on that of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne in Caen, where he had previously been abbot, using stone brought from France. The new church, its central...
- access all of the primary first floor rooms. The grand hall was faced in Caen stone, as was much of the interior. It was worked and carved with decorative...
- Exmoisine, now rue Saint-Jean. In 1954-1956, monolithic sarcophagi made of Caen stone were discovered during work in the church. They testify to the probable...