The Mont-Saint-Michel is a rocky islet that is a famous Gothic abbey, 1.6 km (1 mi) off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel in the English Channel. Many underground crypts and chapels had to be built to offset the weight of this temple of the tides.
The island, which was located 5 km (3 miles) from the coast during the Middle Ages, now surrounded by water only twice a month. The fortifications allowed the island to withstand repeated English assaults during the Hundred Years 'War'''. The monastery was used as a prison during the reign of Napoleon I.
Restored after 1863, and connected to the mainland by a causeway (completed 1875). The monastery is maintained as a national historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage of UNESCO. It is one of the great attractions of France.
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