Ramparts and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929
Item Overview
- Title
- Ramparts and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929
- Alternative title
- Carcassonne
- Photographer
- Cornell, Ralph D.
- Date Created
- 1929
- Date
- 1929
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Notes
- Description
- Notched brick walls and conical towers in the fortified French town of Carcassonne. The town was officially founded in the fifth century but the settlement was fortified by the Romans even earlier. Structures include fifty-three towers and a double ring of ramparts around the outskirts of the town.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
- Dimensions
- 4 x 5 inches
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Keywords
- Genre
-
black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film - Location
- France--Carcassonne
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
-
International
Environment
walls
ramparts
round towers
Culture
fortresses
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
- Local Identifier
-
713
uclamss_1411_0713 - ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002b6pvh
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.