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Carcassonne, France, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Carcassonne, France, 1937. The medieval walled city of Carcassonne was the site of a siege in 1209 during the Albigensian Crusade. A stronghold of the Cathar sect, the city fell to the crusaders commanded by Simon de Montfort after its water supply was cut off. During the Hundred Years War Carcassonne was besieged by Edward the Black Prince, who failed to capture the citadel but burned the lower town. By 1849 the walls had fallen into such a state of disrepair that the French government planned their demolition, but such was the public outcry that they were restored instead. Now a World Heritage Site, the fortifications consist of a double ring of ramparts with 53 towers.
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AR958337
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Image
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Public
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4871px × 3576px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1930s
20th century
Albigensian Crusade 1209
Architecture
AUDE
B&W
B/W
BATTLEMENTS
Black & White
Black and white
building
BUILDINGS
Castle
City Walls
Cityscape
country
Crusades
Fortification
France
French
H?rlimann
Hurlimann
Landscape
LOCATION
martin
Martin H?rlimann
Martin Hurlimann
Medieval
Monochrome
Photograph
Print Collector6
Rampart
ramparts
TGN
The Print Collector
THIRTIES
Tower
Town
Wall
WALLED CITY
WALLED TOWN