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Bayeux Tapestry Review
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Bayeux Tapestry 
Tapestry Museum
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Bayeux
Fodor's Review:
Really a 225-foot-long embroidered scroll stitched in 1067, the Bayeux Tapestry (Tapestry Museum), known in French as the Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde (Queen Matilda's Tapestry), depicts, in 58 comic strip-type scenes, the epic story of William of Normandy's conquest of England in 1066, narrating Will's trials and victory over his cousin Harold, culminating in the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. The tapestry was probably commissioned from Saxon embroiderers by the count of Kent -- who was also the bishop of Bayeux -- to be displayed in his newly built cathedral, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame. Despite its age, the tapestry is in remarkably good condition; the extremely detailed, often homey scenes provide an unequaled record of the clothes, weapons, ships, and lifestyles of the day. It's showcased in the Musée de la Tapisserie; headphones are provided for you to listen to an English commentary about the tapestry, scene by scene.
INFO
- Address: Centre Guillaume-le-Conquerant, 13 bis rue de Nesmond, Bayeux
- Phone: 02-31-51-25-50
- Web site
- Cost: EUR 7.60, joint ticket with Musée Baron-Gérard
- Open: May-Aug., daily 9-7; Sept.-Apr., daily 9:30-12:30 and 2-6
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