nighfall, panorama close up of Carcassonne (Cité de Carcassonne), Aude, Occitanie, France. The main gate is to the left of the panorama.

Carcassonne (Occitan: Carcassona : Latin: Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. A prefecture, it has a population of about 50,000. Inhabited since the Neolithic period, Carcassonne is located in the Aude plain between historic trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognized by the Romans, who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the Western Roman Empire. In the fifth century, it was taken over by the Visigoths, who founded the city. Its strategic location led successive rulers to expand its fortifications until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. Carcassonne is the largest walled city in Europe (among those that have their defensive wall still intact). Its citadel known as the Cité de Carcassonne, is a medieval fortress dating back to the Gallo-Roman period, and was restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1853. The Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus (French: Basilique des Saints Nazaire et Celse) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located in the citadel of Carcassonne, France. It is a national monument, and is in the Gothic-Romanesque architectural tradition. It has been added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997. Consequently, Carcassonne relies heavily on tourism but also counts manufacture and wine-making as some of its other key economic sectors. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne

Taken in: France / Occitanie / Arrondissement de Carcassonne / Cité de Carcassonne (show map)

Taken on: October 13, 2018

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“Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD B016” « less

Sets appears in: • Architecture • Carcassonne more » • Castles, Chateau & Manoires • Night shots • Panoramas • Southern France • Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD « less

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Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/3.5, 0.5 sec, 16mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Lens:	TAMRON 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD B016
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.5
Focal Length:	16mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Macintosh)
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