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Carcassonne

General view of Cemetery, Carcassonne, Aude, France, pictured on February 24, 2007, on a cloudy winter afternoon. Trees surround the cemetery which is on a hill overlooking the city. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.

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General view of Cemetery, Carcassonne, Aude, France, pictured on February 24, 2007, on a cloudy winter afternoon. Trees surround the cemetery which is on a hill overlooking the city. Carcassonne was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars during the Albigensian Crusades but was captured by Simon de Montfort in 1209. He added extra fortifications and Carcassonne became a citadel on the French border with Aragon. The fortress restored in 1853 by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.