Urban Design Case Study - Carcassonne Castle
Urban Design Case Study - Carcassonne Castle
Urban Design Case Study - Carcassonne Castle
As you approach
Carcassonne it looks
Like you are coming up on
a giant fairy tale castle until you
realize it is actually an entire village
surrounded by a large city wall. The impressive
medieval wall easily makes this one of the best
CONCENTRIC FORTIFICATION
Medieval cities in Europe to visit.
Construction of a second
defensive wall was the most
important addition to the city’s
defences.
THEATRE JEAN-DESCHAMPS
BASILIQUE ST NAZAIRE
CHATEAU COMTAL
AERIAL PLANNING
ARCHITECTURE STYLE
NEO GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
Dame Carcas
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SAINTS NAZARIUS
CHURCH
NUCLEATED SETTLEMENT
With its 3 kilometres of defensive ramparts,
the old city of Carcassonne is one of the largest
surviving medieval walled cities in Europe.
Carcassonne 1997
world heritage (11 ha)
buffer zone (1,358 ha)
THE CITY CAN BE SEEN WITH
2 WALLS AND DOTTED WITH
53 TOWERS AND BARBICANS
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