{"id":361,"date":"2011-07-21T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T13:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/?p=361"},"modified":"2023-07-07T12:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:15:06","slug":"carcassonne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"Carcassonne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>The fortified city of Carcassonne, Languedoc, Winter 2008.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fortress of Carcassonne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most visited place in France outside Paris. It was heavily (and creatively) restored by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in the 1850&#8217;s so it has a strange ersatz appearance that is reinforced by the souvenir shops and cafeterias that occupy the grounds. Out of season its a grey, damp and quite spooky place. Great for drawing though.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-363\" title=\"carcc_012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_012.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_012.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_012-324x218.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_012-416x280.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_012-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_012-625x420.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366\" title=\"carcc_11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_11.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_11.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_11-324x208.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_11-416x267.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_11-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-367\" title=\"carcc_03\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_03.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_03.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_03-324x211.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_03-416x270.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_03-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The doors of the 13th century St. Nazaire Cathedral inside the fortified city.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-368\" title=\"carcc_04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_04.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"421\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_04.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_04-324x493.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_04-416x632.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_04-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_04-276x420.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-369\" title=\"carcc_01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_01.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_01-324x215.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_01-416x276.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_01-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_01-633x420.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-370\" title=\"carcc_02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_02.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"432\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_02.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_02-324x480.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_02-416x616.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_02-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_02-283x420.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-371\" title=\"carcc_08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_08.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_08.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_08-324x215.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_08-416x276.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_08-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_08-632x420.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372\" title=\"carcc_05\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_05.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"436\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_05.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_05-324x476.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_05-416x611.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_05-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_05-286x420.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-373\" title=\"carcc_07\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_07.jpg\" alt=\"Carcassonne, Languedoc, France\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_07.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_07-324x208.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_07-416x267.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_07-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chateau de Foix, Cathar country,\u00a0 Ariege.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-374\" title=\"carcc_09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_09.jpg\" alt=\"Foix, France\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_09.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_09-324x215.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_09-416x276.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_09-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_09-633x420.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-375\" title=\"carcc_10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_10.jpg\" alt=\"Foix, France\" width=\"440\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_10.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_10-324x471.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_10-416x605.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_10-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_10-288x420.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fortified city of Carcassonne, Languedoc, Winter 2008. The fortress of Carcassonne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most visited place in France outside Paris. It was heavily (and creatively) restored by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in the 1850&#8217;s so it has a strange ersatz appearance that is reinforced by the souvenir shops and cafeterias [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[44,258,46],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-france","tag-castle","tag-france","tag-rennes-le-chateau"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/carcc_11.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3972,"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions\/3972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drawingportfolio.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}