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GiqueCee

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8. That astounding architectural feat...

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:04 AM

Mar 17

... is over a thousand years old! Its construction spanned centuries, and it still stands, solid as the rock it's perched on. Amazing.
Just thinking about the labor involved boggles the mind. And they did it with NO heavy equipment, save wooden wagons and cranes.

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Some landmark in northern France [View all] Old Crank Mar 17 OP

Thanks! LOVE MSM! The ceiling of the monastery church is wood, right? CurtEastPoint Mar 17 #1

Yes. Old Crank Mar 17 #16

Goosebumps just imagining what it feels like to be there in person. blm Mar 17 #2

The structure of the 4 piers holding the thing up Old Crank Mar 17 #17

Thanks. One place I might get on a plane for Easterncedar Mar 17 #3

I have a friend Old Crank Mar 17 #4

My husband and I visited BlueMTexpat Mar 17 #5

Thanks for the memories. Dave in VA Mar 17 #6

Thank you! ZDU Mar 17 #7

That astounding architectural feat... GiqueCee Mar 17 #8

The granite was brought from an island Old Crank Mar 17 #18

And then they had to time the tide with a sundial... GiqueCee Mar 17 #20

You would be devoted too Old Crank Wednesday #21

Ol' Michel... GiqueCee Wednesday #24

I have always wanted... 2naSalit Mar 17 #9

While making your bucket list --- Grammy23 Mar 17 #10

Daryl Dixon Season 1 and 2 was filmed there..... FarPoint Mar 17 #11

"Mindwalk" is an inspiring 1990 film about choices facing humanity, set entirely on Mont Saint Michel Simeon Salus Mar 17 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Mar 17 #13

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Fascinating Old Crank! Really "Pre Amazon" Era. :) George McGovern Mar 17 #15

That rail system was driven by a pair Old Crank Mar 17 #19

Manual labour! Don't want to pass judgement, I wasn't there. But I'd not want to be a "hamster" there. George McGovern Wednesday #22

Evidently Old Crank Wednesday #23