GALLERY
OF ARCHITECT GARY TURPENING'S FAVORITE BUILDINGS
CITIES
AND CASTLES
OF THE CATHARS
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D'Azure*****Roman
and earlier ***** Medieval
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Prehistoric
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Modern Architecture incluing Richard Neutra
New---American
Greek Revival Architecture
The following images are from my working
vacation to the Riviera, southern France, Andorra, and Catalunya with my
daughter Susan as a college graduation present.
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Gary Turpening AIA NCARB
CARCASSONNE CASTLE & CATHEDRAL
Built in the XI th Century as a Romanesque church, it was
expanded in the Gothic style in the XII th and XIII th Centuries
after the defeat of the spiritual Christian Cathars in the First Crusade,
a horrifying story of the errors of Christianity. This church
has the front of the transept pushed forward to be flush with the nave,
allowing the front to be covered with windows. The effect is a very transparent
and well lighted space.
This town goes back 2,500 years that are documented.
More
on this church in Medieval Art.
The town walls and castle. The bottom of
the inner walls are Roman.
This gate has Roman walls.
The size of these fortifications shock the imagination- yet the Cathars
only had water for only two weeks and lost their town to the First Crusade.
Those that were not killed were expelled- like Kosovo.
Labasside
Right: Building a new home from the remains of an ancient fortification-
the ultimate in cool.
Cupservies
For a sense of scale, notice the flock of sheep on right half-way down.
This falls (cascade in French) was almost unmarked.
MIREPOIX
FOIX
Castle was home of Count Raymond-Roger.
Over to Andorra. This is one scary pass.
Your tour guide.
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE- editorial comment is welcome.
Return to: *****Architecture
Direct*****Cote
D'Azure*****Roman
and earlier ***** Medieval
Art
Magic
of Barcellona *****Building
a cathedral year 116 *****
Prehistoric
finds
California
Modern Architecture incluing Richard Neutra
New---American
Greek Revival Architecture
E-Mail to Gary
Turpening AIA NCARB
