A gothic barn: inside the former church of the Abbaye d'Ardenne, Normandie, France. c1900s.The abbey
A gothic barn: inside the former church of the Abbaye d'Ardenne, Normandie, France. c1900s.The abbey was badly damaged during WWII, having been used as a regimental HQ by the Nazis, who while there executed 20 captured Canadian soldiers in what become known as the Ardenne Abbey Massacre, in 1944. The grounds now contain a Canadian war memorial, and the church was restored during the 1990s-2000s to house a library/archive. -- source link
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