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Cordes-sur-Ciel: Painted Gate Of First Fortification From Below
- Title:
- Cordes-sur-Ciel: Painted Gate Of First Fortification From Below
- Collection:
- John Reps Collection - Bastides
- Founder:
- Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, 1197-1249
- Date:
- 2009
- Founding Date:
- 1222
- Coordinates:
- 44.063061,1.952947
- Latitude:
- 44.063061
- Longitude:
- 1.952947
- Site:
- Cordes-sur-Ciel
- Location:
- Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Cordes-sur-Ciel
- Country:
- France
- ID Number:
- BAS_COR_068
- Collection Number:
- 15-2-1101
- File Name:
- BAS_COR_068.jpg
- Work Type:
- color photographs
- Subject:
- Bastides
- Image View Description:
- Painted Gate Of First Fortification From Below
- Description:
- Never referred to as a bastide, Cordes was a castrum founded before the restrictions of the Treaty of Meaux of 1229 became effective
Steep, high, elongated peak with many streets & lanes following contour lines with others boldly ascending & descending on nearly direct lines
Virtually nonexistent as space is almost entirely occupied by market building
Many fine large, late 13th & early 14th century houses as well as numerous smaller structures. 14th century market building with tall & slender stone pillars. Ancient well at market building. Large gates mark entrances to four levels of fortifications that were extended as town grew.
- Cite As:
- John Reps Papers, #15-2-1101. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- John Reps papers
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the John Reps Bastides Collection (a portion of "John Reps Papers, #15-2-1101") are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution must be given to their copyright owner/creator/photographer, John Reps. Images in the John Reps Bastides Collection were created between 1951-2014, and were digitized from 35mm slides by Cornell University Library. For questions, comments, or feedback about this collection please contact the Rare and Manuscript Collection at rarerepro@cornell.edu. Please include the following citation in any use of materials from the John Reps Bastides Collection: John Reps Papers, #15-2-1101. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
