The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
MacGibbon, David, d.1902 · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 205
ne of the outer and inner bailey.The gateway of the latter, in a fragmentary state, stillsurvives. The immense strength of the fortalice is dis-tinctly apparent, owing to the height and steepness ofthe naked rock on which it stands (Fig. 69). Almost the only defensive building in fair preservation… … FIG. 67. PLAN OF THE CASTLE OF BEAUCAIRE. to fit a projecting spur of the rock. The basement floor (notaccessible) was doubtless entered from a trap door in thefloor above. It has no openings to the outside. The stair BEAUCAIRE. 175
Architecture -- France Provence · Architecture -- France Riviera
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