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Carcassonne

Carcassonne. By Claire Burns, Period 6. introduction. Carcassonne is a city is southern France that lies on the Aude River It is the capital of the Aude department

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Carcassonne

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  1. Carcassonne By Claire Burns, Period 6

  2. introduction • Carcassonne is a city is southern France that lies on the AudeRiver • It is the capital of the Aude department • Carcassonne is historically a fortress guarding the eastern end of the gap between the Massif Central of France (to the north) and the Pyrenees (to the south)

  3. History • Carcassonne was first occupied by the Romans who called it Carcaso • After being under roman rules, Carcassonne was under the power of many tribes who further fortified and developed it • More fortifications were added during the 13th century to keep Edward the Black Prince out of the city during the Hundred Years War

  4. History Continued • In the mid-19th century, (after being abandoned for 100 years) Carcassonne was in bad shape. It was ordered to be destroyed, but the current mayor and ancient monuments inspector saved it • Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, a well known architect of the time, is credited with restoring the town • Today the town has medieval dwellings, a cathedral, a chateau, and a museum with the history of Carcassonne

  5. timeline • Last 100 years BC – Roman soldiers built the walled town • 600’s, 1100’s, and 1200’s – walls were rebuilt multiple times • 1800 – Carcassonne’s two communities, Cité and Lower Town, merge

  6. Timeline Continued • 1804 – removed from the list of military fortresses • 1820 – reinstated as a second grade fortress • Late 1800’s – walls were repaired or rebuilt to be preserved for historical purposes

  7. Description and facts • Carcassonne is over 2,000 years old! • The first settlers in the region, however, settled in 3500 BC • It was never attacked during the Hundred Years War

  8. Facts Continued • After the 1659 Treaty of Pyrenees gave the town/region to France, it was used more as an important regional capital and less as a fortress • Carcassone was used as an arsenal and a supply depot during the Ancien Regime and the Revolution • The fortress consists of two walls, a castle, and 50 towers

  9. Influence on france • Carcassonne is an architectural wonder • The restoration of Carcassonne had a huge influence on French practices and principles • Today you can visit Carcassonne and walk through the town and museum

  10. Works cited • Price, Homer. Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. 5. 2005. Print. • Kesselman, Mark, Ph.D. "Carcasonne." World Book Student. World Book, n.d. Web.      15 May 2013. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/ article?id=ar094860&st=carcassonne>. • "History of Carcassonne." Carcassonne. Mescladis, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013.      <http://mescladis.free.fr/ANGLAIS/pages%20html/history.htm>.

  11. Works cited continued • Historic Fortified City of Carcasonne." UNESCO. UNESCO, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013.      <http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/345>. • Gadling. AOL Inc., 1 May 2013. Web. 16 May 2013. <http://www.gadling.com/2013/      05/01/postcards-from-carcassonne-exploring-a-medieval-french-village/      #content>. • "Carcassonne." France This Way Castles. France This Way, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013.      <http://www.castles.francethisway.com/chateau-carcassonne.php>.

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