Rock Mine
| Location: | Crazannes, département Charente-Maritime. |
| Open: | All year |
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Rock Mine
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| Light: | electric |
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| Address: | Maison des Pierreux, Crazannes, Tel: +33-546-918366. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:22:13 $ |
The Maison des Pierreux (House of Stone) is a museum of history and local traditions connected with the quarrying of rock. It was created by the Foyer Rural initiative in an old stone house typical for the area. On two floors the original tools of the various trades which revolved around the quarrying are on display, cartwright, blacksmith, and stone mason. Documents and photographs give a good introduction into the daily live during the late 19th and early 20th century.
In the neighbouring village Port d'envaux another interesting site with close connection to the local quarrying can be found. Les Lapidiales is an art project, where sculpors create their sculptures in an abandoned quarry. The sculptures are all over the cliff walls and inside underground chambers where the rock was once quarried.
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