The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
Macgibbon, David · Edinburgh, Douglas · leaf 204
in of the Rhone, over which it has a commandingand extensive prospect. Formerly a considerable fortifiedtown, it is now deserted, save by a few wanderers andbeggars, and presents the melancholy appearance of anabandoned city, of which the empty houses are fast fallinginto ruin. This, however, as we… … ^^^■-x 3%-■2^^ rr^z^ FIG. 72. FORTRESS OF LES BAUX. excavated out of the rock. It is not uncommon to findhouses cut in the rock in several parts of France, wherea dr}^ and soft formation renders such an operation suitable,and, as is well known, rock-hewn temples, tombs, and otherbuildings abound in…
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