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Carcassonne is a fortified town in southern France in the Aude department.

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When was carcassonne castle built?

Somewhere between 1200-1400(Not Fully Known)


Who built the carcassonne castle?

This is a bit of a complicated answer because Carcassonne has been occupied since the 6th century BCE by different groups who all made contributions to building and rebuilding the castle and the city surrounding it. Carcassonne is in southwestern France first occupied by the Celts. In the 1st century BCE, the Latin group, Volcae Tectosages, fortified the fort and its building. In the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, the Romans created more fortifications, including walls and the beginnings of the castle. Ruins of these Roman defenses are still visible today. Throughout the 5th through 11th centuries CE, it was ruled by Visigoths and Arabs. It became the seat of a count, and then a viscount in the 9th century. A proper castle was built sometime in the 12th century and within the 13th and 14th centuries, the town gained more citizens, becoming a normal medieval fortress. The castle was improved upon and fortified until the 18th century, when the architect Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-de-Duc was commissioned to restore the castle. The restoration began with his commission in 1846 and was finished in 1910, some 30 years after Viollet-de-Duc's death.


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