Lourmarin: Topographic Views
Gilchrist, Scott
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Date
1999Description
View from the castle; A fortress was first built at the site in the 12th century, and was rebuilt by Foulques d'Agoult in the 15th century on the foundations of the earlier castle. It was restored in 1920. In 1545 the town was burned down because its population was predominantly Waldensian protestant. The writers Henri Bosco (1888-1976) and Albert Camus (1913-1960) both lived there and are buried in the local cemetery. Another famous writer, British expatriate Peter Mayle today lives in Lourmarin. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/16/2008)
Type of Work
topographical view; photographSubject
architectural exteriors, cityscapes, death or burial, Cemeteries, City planning, Twentieth century
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