narbonne
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narbonne
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Ooh, but that last pic's beautiful!
Did they not have guide books explaining about the stones and inscriptions?
Did they not have guide books explaining about the stones and inscriptions?
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but didn't have to pay either, although i'd have preferred that.
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I tried to look it up for you, to get an idea of things, but there's the Narbonne cathedral and several churches. Wasn't sure which it was, but from the bits I read, the area's full of history from way back.
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the blocks are in Notre dame de Lamouguier and I found this from tripadvisor:
bloody hell, I thought moving households was work!This museum is currently in temporary premises in a disused church and at present comprises only stacks of Roman headstones neatly arranged in rows. It is nonetheless fascinating. It is shortly to be relocated to new premises with 'interpretation'.
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Some work involved there, then, and interesting link.
Didn't the Dukes of Toulouse used to govern half of it, with someone else (maybe the church?) running the rest?
Didn't the Dukes of Toulouse used to govern half of it, with someone else (maybe the church?) running the rest?
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i'm not sure but everything around here has been owned by everybody at one time or another.
we were out looking for the bishop's palace, but never di find it, although it was supposedly right by the half-built cathedral we were in....
we were out looking for the bishop's palace, but never di find it, although it was supposedly right by the half-built cathedral we were in....
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To say the first stone was laid in 1272, that's some awesome piece of architecture.
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Salisbury was opened in 1320. I don't know when the first stone was laid, but yes, another superb example of early architecture that still stands.
Then there's the poor old cathedral in Barcelona that seems it'll never get finished. : (
Then there's the poor old cathedral in Barcelona that seems it'll never get finished. : (