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A distinctive example of the beautiful architecture of the Renaissance built in the six- 

 teenth century. The ancient city of Caen on the River Orne was the favorite dwelling place 

 of William the Conqueror and his last home. Caen, it is said, was founded by the SaxoA 

 Otlings between the third and seventh centuries. 



