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The "Tapestry" is a detailed and complex historical exercise on the Norman Conquest of Britain in 1066. It has 58 almost sequential scenes. Photography is not allowed. If you could do that, you would not enjoy your visit and it would require a special lens. There are amplifying figures running along above and below the narrative (which is in a sort of Latin). An audio guide is highly recommended and a slow pace. Maybe the introductory exhibits will help too (but I am not sure if better before or after). Children below 10 will not be prepared (and maybe not by that age). Few people are familiar with the obviously "biased" contents. It is full of interesting details and may require more than one visit if you like this sort of thing. If you do, there is a video-tape and colored transparencies. We own a slip-cased coffee-table book of it (54% scale, Alfred Knopf, 1985) that is even better.
Written Dec 4, 2007
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The "Tapestry" is a detailed and complex historical exercise on the Norman Conquest of Britain in 1066. It has 58 almost sequential scenes. Photography is not...
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Q: Hello. I live in north east England and would like to visit Bayeux, especially to visit the tapestry, but am also interested in...
A: To get there indepedently there are 2 main possibilities. First is going to Portsmouth, then the ferry to Caen (Ouistreham). There is a reasonable rail service between...
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Welcome in the wonderfull town of Bayeux. Bayeux is a beautiful town that boasts the only pictorial testimony of the consignment over the Channel of William the Conqueror in 1066: the tapestry of...
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I've lived in Bayeux since 1999. My job is not far. It is a quiet city, attractive to many tourists: Middle Ages, architecture and history, and a place to rest after the visits in the various war...
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Bayeux, a medieval town in Normandy, is most famous for The Bayeux Tapestry, a remarkable record of William the Conquerer's conquests in the 11th Century. The town itself is charming, with its...
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September 24 & 25, 1998 Ever since Hans and I learned about Bayeux and its famous tapestry, we made it a priority to see it the next time we were in France. So after visiting his sister and exploring...
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Untouched in the Eye of the Storm
Bayeux (pop. 15K) is a plain small city with the good fortune not to be a railhead and far enough inland not to be a port, thus not worth defending. Its main attractions were thus fortunately spared...
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