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Located in the commune of Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, near Caen, Ardenne is the third largest abbey in the Caen agglomeration with the men’s abbey and the ladies' abbey. The topography of the Abbey of Ardennes and the architecture of its buildings are characteristic of these 'abbeys with fields' numerous in the order of Prémontré, dating from the 12th century. The regular domain, place of spiritual life organized around the abbey and the cloister (now disappeared), is at the heart of a vast enclosure surrounded by a wall of almost two kilometers. Epicenter of the abbey, this set opens towards the west on a large courtyard dedicated to labor. The regular buildings were rebuilt one after the other according to the vicissitudes of history or the initiatives of the abbots at the head of the abbey during the periods of prosperity. The buildings of the farm have retained the general appearance they had in the Middle Ages. Little remains of the other buildings scattered on the site over t
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Édifice religieux, Monument historique
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