Europe Travel : Travel Guide :: Europe Tourist Journal

Web travel-mantra.com

Carcasssone Castle

Filed under:

Carcasssone Castle

The old city of Carcasssone was built by the Romans and occupied by the Visigoths in the fifth century. Carcassone is located on a strategic site overlooking the main road between the city of Toulouse and the Mediterranean sea. Carcassone was ruled by the Trencava family early in the 13th century, the city was conquered by northern French forces. The walled form of Carcassone is roughly rectangular in shape up to 525 meters long and 250 m wide. It is surrounded by its medieval double enclousure wall the inner curtain is 1245 m length with 29 towers while the outer has 18 towers and is 1320 m long. The inner wall started by the visigoths and Roman foundation and added to by King Louis IX in the 1240s contains seventeen towers and barbicans. In the 12th century the building was described as a Palace but it was transformed into a genuine fortress when the earlist enclosure wall was consolidated and the second ramiart built. Three curtain walls were built to the south east and north of the palace proceded by a more and flanked by six round towers with the same characteristics as those of the outer wall battered bases superimposed rib-vaulted chambers and stirrup-shaped loop holes. The walls were restored by the Frank architect viollet-le-Duc in the mid-19th century.


Related Travel Information

Olavinlinna Castle
Olavinlinna Castle Olavinlinna Castle is in the beautiful Savonlinna lakes area, and is the best preserved medieval castle in northern Europe....

Angers Castle
Angers Castle Angers the capital of Province of Anjou is one of the most beautiful cities in france. Among its many...

Villendry Castle
Villendry Castle Villandry is an elegant Castle from the Renaissance Period, originally a feudal stronghold stood on the spot where Philip...


Travel Mantra: Europe Destination Guide

Browse the Europe Destination Guide

Got Text?
You're reading these text links and so are millions of other every month. Place your Adverts Here. E-Mail Us for Details.
 
Plan your Honeymoon in Alaska, Tahiti, Caribbean , New Zealand, Hawaii, Cooks Island, Fiji
 
Learn wide variety of courses at all levels in English and other languages in Delhi at Inlingua New Delhi
 
Plan your Visit to Agra, Jaipur and Delhi through Travel and Hospitality India
 
 
Customized Search Engine Solutions, Search Engine Rankings, Search Engine Promote, Affordable SEO Services, SEO India
 
Cellos and Violas Manufacturer and Suppliers


 

Europe Travel Guide


First Time in Europe: Travel Planner


Facts About Germany