List 2 -Mont saint-Michel-

Mont saint-Michel is the religious house that is built on the small island in saint-maro bay, west coast of France. It is one of the Christian pilgrimage sites and is praised as a “western amazement”. This place was registered the world heritage as a “Mont saint-Michel and it’s bay” in 1979, and is registered with the Ramsar Convention.
Mont Saint-Michel used to be connected to the mainland via a thin natural land bridge, which was covered at high tide and revealed at low tide.
This island has been called “Mon tomb (the mountain of tomb)” and it was the holy land. In 708, the bishop Obelle had a dream that an archangel “Michel” have a revelation in his dream. He stood in awe of this dream, and built the chapel. This is the beginning of this religious house. Since the middle century, many pilgrims has gathered there as a holy place of catholic.
During the hundred years’ war, Whole island has done the duty of floating fortress on England and France channel. Now there are still cannons and burettes that England army has left at the gate of Mont saint-Michel.
The end of 18 century, religious house was abolished and was used as a prison until 1963, but it was restored as a religious house again in 1865. In 19 century, a dyke was created and was made a rail road and road, and Mont saint-Michel was connected by land.
It is very beautiful, solemn and mysterious. (251 words)