Porte d'Amont
Porte d'Amont is a striking rock formation on the Alabaster Coast in Normandy in France .
It is located in the municipality of Étretat northeast of the village, from where a white staircase leads over 350 steps to the 39 meter high rock. It is a chalk cliff that is criss-crossed with brown-black layers of flint . It stretches narrowly over about 120 meters in a northwest direction into the English Channel . At the top there is a rock arch that shapes the appearance, which in the narrower sense is called Porte d'Amont. The names Falaise d'Amont and Cap de la Porte d'Amont are also common for the rock formation.
To the east of the Porte d'Amont lies the narrow bay of Le Chaudron ( German word meaning: Kessel ). Inland, south on the ridge of the rock formation, is the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde chapel and the Nungesser and Coli memorial , which is reminiscent of aviation pioneers .
Like other parts of the Alabaster Coast, the Porte d'Amont was a frequent motif for artists. Works by Claude Monet also show the rock formation.
literature
- Françoise Foucher, Étretat , Éditions d'Art Jack, Louannec, June 2018, ISBN 978-2-37773-037-7 , page 9.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′ 52.5 " N , 0 ° 12 ′ 21.2" E