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Google Wonders of the World Project Episcopal city of Albi

Google Wonders of the World Project Episcopal city of Albi. Episcopal City of Albi. Location: The Episcopal city of Albi is located in continent Europe and in France. Theme: Cities and Towns. History of your site. Developed in the 10th - 11th centuries.

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Google Wonders of the World Project Episcopal city of Albi

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  1. Google Wonders of the World ProjectEpiscopal city of Albi

  2. Episcopal City of Albi Location: The Episcopal city of Albi is located in continent Europe and in France. Theme: Cities and Towns

  3. History of your site Developed in the 10th - 11th centuries. Following the Abigensian Crusade against Cathat heretics it became a powerful city. It has over 80,000 inhabitants and is visited every year by more then 2 hundred thousands tourists.
 The Albi region has been inhabited since the down of human civilization as attested by the artifacts found in the area.
 In the second century BC Albi is occupied by the Romans who respect the way of life of the Celts who were already living in the region.
 In the middle ages, like the majority of the cities in what is now the Southwest of France, Albi becomes a quasi-independent city.

  4. Interesting Facts about your site • . Built in unique southern French gothic style. • Built with red and orange colors. • Developed from the middle ages. • Is a touristic site. • There is many historical sites,icluding rivers and churches.

  5. Episcopal city of Albi Pics:)

  6. References / Google World Wonders Project (Some pictures,location,themes) http://www.google.com/intl/en/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/episcopal-albi/ UNESCO World heritage centre http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1337 South West Story http://southweststory.com/albi-short-history Google images http://www.google.com/search?q=episcopal+city+of+abli+pics&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=UitsUdPQOMq0iQLEwoDwBQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=793

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