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 Fortified City of Carcassonne Author: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported) Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne of Cité de Carcasonne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in France France. The area was first settled around 3500 BC. It became a Roman fort around 100 BC. Today Carcassonne stands as an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town. It has massive defences encircling its buildings and streets. Also located within Carcassonne is its Gothic cathedral. Carcassonne plays a significant part in the history of conservation due to the lengthy restoration campaign undertaken by Viollet-le-Duc, one of the founders of modern conservation science, who worked on the city from 1853 until his death in 1879. Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site during the 21st session of the World Heritage Committee in Naples, Italy, on 1-6 December, 1997. Photos of Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne Entrance to Carcassonne Author: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)  Inside Carcassonne Author: Pinpin (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic) World Heritage Site Inscription DetailsLocation: N 43 12 38 E 2 21 32Inscription Year: 1997 Type of Site: Cultural Inscription Criteria: II, IV Location Map of Historic Fortified City of Carcassonneto be added soon.Visiting Historic Fortified City of CarcassonneYou can reach Carcassonne by taking the high-speed TGV train from Lille, Brussels, Dijon, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse. |
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