Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes, vue aérienne de la porte de la Reine (stretched canvas)

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Giclee print on Fine Art canvas mounted on a 2 cm thick wooden frame. For greater compliance with the original work, the printing covers the entire chosen format, the part of the canvas covering the sides of the chassis remains white. The reproduction will be shipped in protective packaging to be received in perfect condition.

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Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes, vue aérienne de la porte de la Reine

Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes, vue aérienne de la porte de la Reine

Original work by: Sammy Billon Sammy Billon - Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes, vue aérienne de la porte de la Reine - © Sammy Billon - Centre des monuments nationaux

Mysteries and Remnants Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes

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Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes

Royal features. Not only are the defensive systems excellent, but real attention was paid to comfort and decoration.

Port and then prison of the kingdom. A canal links the town to the Mediterranean. Indeed, Saint Louis was the first French king to have a port on the south coast. It was from here that he left for his crusades in 1248 and 1270. Aigues-Mortes gradually silted up and the towers were turned into prisons. It was used to hold Protestant prisoners after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

Revival. When a vineyard protected from phylloxera was planted and sea bathing became fashionable, the town experienced a revival from 1875.