Carcassonne Castle

Local nameCité de Carcassonne
LocationCarcassonne, France

The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne, in the Aude department, Occitania region. It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Aude, in the south-eastern part of the city proper.

The citadel was restored at the end of the 19th century by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. In 1997, it was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites because of its exceptional testimony to the architecture and planning of a medieval fortress town.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cité_de_Carcassonne

Address 8 Rue du Comte Roger, Carcassonne 11000, France

Coordinates 43°12'23.282" N 2°21'49.618" E

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