Citie de Carcassonne #1
by Hugh Smith
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Citie de Carcassonne #1
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Hugh Smith
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Photograph - Photographs
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The Cité de Carcassonne (Occitan: Ciutat de Carcassona) is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne. Founded during the Gallo-Roman period, the citadel derives its reputation from its 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long double surrounding walls interspersed by 52 towers. The town has about 2,500 years of history and has seen the Romans, Visigoths, Saracens and Crusaders. At the beginning of its history it was a Gaulish settlement then in the 3rd century A.D., the Romans decided to transform it into a fortified town. The town was finally annexed to the kingdom of France in 1247 A.D. It provided a strong French frontier between France and the Crown of Aragon.
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January 19th, 2016
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VIVA Anderson
Carcassone is one of the most amazing places on earth...Wonderful photo.........fv........VIVA
Hugh Smith replied:
Thank you Viva! It is indeed. Imagine what they went through to build this thing!
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