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Porte Narbonnaise seen from the ramparts of the citadel, Carcassonne

RIBA Ref No RIBA59041
Architect/DesignerViollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-1879)
Artist/PhotographerNeurdein Freres
CountryFrance
CityCarcassonne
Subject Date1200
Image Date1880
ViewExterior
StyleMedieval
MediumPhotoprint
Library Reference13783 (ND Phot 241)
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoColour
CreditRIBA Collections
SubjectFortifications ; Towers ; Castles ; Entrances ; Gateways ; Palaces ; Restoration
NOTES: Once a separate royal palace built by Bernard Aton Trencavel, this castle was converted into a citadel, consisting of a double ring of ramparts and 53 towers, when Carcassonne became part of the royal estate in 1226. The citadel was was restored by Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc in 1853-1879. After Viollet's death the restorations were completed to his designs by his pupil Paul Boeswillwald. Later the architect Henri Nodet carried out further restoration work.
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