The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
MacGibbon, David, d.1902 · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 210
ain 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… … 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 dry and soft formation renders such an operation suitable,and, as is well known, rock-hewn temples, tombs, and otherbuildings abound in Egypt, Syria, and the…
Architecture -- France Provence · Architecture -- France Riviera
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