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A landmark of the Alabaster Coast
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The Porte d'Aval (Aval Gate) and its hollow spire adorn the 80-mile (130 km) long Côte d'Albâtre (Alabaster Coast) in Normandy. The chalk and flint arch was dug by a coastal river that followed the beach of Étretat, and marine erosion did the rest. The arch rises 262 ft (80 m) high, and its spire is about 180 ft (55 m). Guy de Maupassant, André Gide or Maurice Leblanc described the Porte d'Aval with passion. Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet painted it in many ways and highlighted the wild nature of the area.
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