Project Gutenberg 2006-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 57 Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel 1814 1879 Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, E. (Eugène) La cité de Carcassonne Produced by Chuck Greif, R. Cedron and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net) (Produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La cité de Carcassonne" by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc is a historical account published in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the architectural and historical details of the medieval fortress of Carcassonne, examining its construction, fortifications, and significance throughout various historical periods. The book likely serves as both a scholarly resource and a detailed narrative for readers interested in history, architecture, and the legacy of medieval structures. The opening of "La cité de Carcassonne" provides a detailed historical introduction to the fortress, tracing its origins from Roman times through the various regimes that have claimed it, notably the Visigoths. The text discusses the strategic importance of Carcassonne, from its geographic position commanding the Aude valley to the military adaptations made over the centuries. Viollet-le-Duc meticulously describes the evolution of the city's defenses, emphasizing how various architectural elements reflect the changing needs of warfare and society. This initial portion sets the foundation for an exploration of the city's layered history and the architectural techniques employed in its construction, inviting readers to appreciate not only the structure itself but its storied past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Fortification -- France -- Carcassonne -- History Carcassonne (France) -- History Carcassonne (France) -- Pictorial works DC Text FR Villes FR Sciences et Techniques Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Travel & Geography 174309 174314 2024-09-08T09:52:40.430508 2023-09-08T11:43:30.253584 text/html text/html 192546 2006-07-30T06:57:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2442678 2006-07-30T06:57:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2639829 2024-09-08T09:52:46.778556 application/epub+zip 2634375 2024-09-08T09:52:42.412522 application/epub+zip 113645 2024-09-08T09:52:41.117512 application/epub+zip 2745280 2024-09-08T09:52:50.087441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2726497 2024-09-08T09:52:45.601481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220946 2022-09-09T06:44:42.482063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152294 152057 2024-09-08T09:52:39.748514 2023-09-08T11:43:29.667585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 148212 2006-07-30T06:57:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52907 2006-07-30T06:57:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19908 2024-09-08T09:52:50.250473 application/rdf+xml 14466 2024-09-08T09:52:41.725507 image/jpeg 3868 2024-09-08T09:52:41.549510 image/jpeg 2540761 2024-09-08T09:52:40.533500 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia