Caen Castle

Caen Castle was William's major stronghold. There were others, and he began building more in England almost as soon as he got there.

It's a really big one, 5 hectares (big) inside, built on a large rock
outcropping in the middle of what is now the city

Big enough for its own major parking garage

Today's ussie

View from the ramparts, of St. Pierre's, the tram, etc.

Yet another (unvisited) church within this square
mile

Looking toward the Men's Abbey

Another museum not visited

More of the castle expanse, including (?) the chapel that houses
the TI outpost 

With its helpful model  of the castle

And while sitting on a bench, I looked up and saw a whole row
of these, which I have now come to call Norman funnies

Parthian shot of the humongous castle