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30-Mar-2018

La Cité Episcopale d'Albi.

Albi - Tarn River.

La cité épiscopale d’Albi est inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco depuis 2010. « La ville rouge » est remarquable par son impressionnante cathédrale fortifiée Sainte-Cécile et son palais de la Berbie, ancien palais des archevêques d'Albi, qui dominent le centre-ville historique et la rivière.
Albi fut le centre du catharisme, et ses habitants les « Albigeois » , subirent une répression violente au XIIIème siècle de la part de l'Église catholique romaine qui lança contre eux une croisade demeurée célèbre dans l’Histoire de France sous le nom de "Croisade des albigeois".
Albi est aussi la ville natale d'Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec et abrite à ce titre un musée regroupant la plus importante collection au monde d'œuvres du peintre.


The Episcopal City of Albi has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010. «The Red City» is remarkable for its impressive fortified cathedral Sainte-Cécile and its Berbie Palace, former palace of the Archbishops of Albi, which dominate the historic city centre and the river.
Albi was the center of Catharism, and its inhabitants the «Albigeois» suffered a violent repression in the thirteenth century by the Roman Catholic Church who launched against them a crusade that remained famous in the History of France under the name of « Croisade des Albigeois".
Albi is also the birthplace of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and as such houses a museum with the world’s largest collection of the painter’s works.

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Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography23-Jul-2022 18:37
Beautiful panorama of the old town, Vote.
Nestor Derkach19-May-2022 14:59
Residential view along the river captured nicely nice clouds light and very nice resolution.
Vote
George McCarten17-May-2022 13:15
A splendid view of the walled river bank and city.
Graeme16-May-2022 11:23
An amazing view of this stunning old city and its beautiful buildings, Daniel.V
Charlene Ambrose15-May-2022 05:11
Beautiful view of this city! V
Raymond Ma15-May-2022 00:46
So much beauty and charm here...V!
Arthur Lebacq14-May-2022 18:11
A very interesting and wonderful view of this historic city....well captured....VV
Bryan Murahashi14-May-2022 15:08
A beautiful scene and photo.
Jeff Real14-May-2022 13:10
What a wonderful place and your image is a masterpiece!
V
Wintermeer14-May-2022 11:23
What a gorgeous cityscape! ~V~
Pierre14-May-2022 10:32
Une très belle vue sur cette magnifique cité en bordure de cette rivière! V
Jean-Claude Billonneau14-May-2022 09:33
Beau cadrage sur cette ville charmante et ciel splendide. V.
Zoltán Balogh14-May-2022 04:57
Magnificent image of this charming city! V
Gill Kopy14-May-2022 04:50
What a marvelous collection of historical buildings. Moi aussi - j'aime la France :) V
Fong Lam14-May-2022 03:40
A lovely capture of this charming town with great clarity and light...V
KAI-WING LEUNG14-May-2022 03:06
Beautiful view of the historic town! V
Walter Otto Koenig13-May-2022 19:38
Great view of this picturesque town. Very nice clarity and sky. "V"
Colin Storey13-May-2022 18:27
A very well composed scene with lots to see and admire.
Dave Berry13-May-2022 16:27
I see why they call it the Red City. It''s beautiful, especially with this river view. V
Tom LeRoy13-May-2022 15:18
Fabulous shot of this historic place. V
globalgadabout13-May-2022 15:00
a grand view to give a sense of the city and location...remarkable homgeneity of red brick design in the austere structures..no wonder Henri fled to Paris for the colourful nightlife he celebrated...
janescottcumming13-May-2022 14:08
Now that's being right on the water! The sky was very pretty on this day. V
Neil Marcus13-May-2022 13:15
An interesting history. I was not aware of the birthplace of Toulouse Lautrec. A good overall view. "V"
Helen Betts13-May-2022 12:39
Great POV for this view of the city, and interesting history, especially regarding Toulouse-Lautrec. V.
joseantonio13-May-2022 10:45
what a beautiful view of the olt town.V
sand_shadow13-May-2022 10:07
You evoke such history here! Well done! V
Viviane13-May-2022 09:46
Oui, j'aime la France.
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