Section of the inner wall between the castle and the Aude Gate (in the foreground).

INNER WALL THE AUDE GATE  he Aude Gate, the main entrance to the walled city from the bastide is situated on the west face close to the castle. Cut into the wall, like the Rodez Gate in the north, it is armed with a bartizan. Its defense is completed by a military system composed of an outer gate reached by a covered passage protected by merlons. This passageway was originally dominated by a barbican which stood on the right bank of the river till 1816. The town of Carcassonne decided to have the Saint-Gimer Church built on the site and engaged Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1854 to draw up the plans and oversee construction.

The Inner Wall  The Narbonne Gate  The Saint-Nazaire Gate  The Aude Gate  The Rodez Gate  The Bishop's Tower  The Trésau Tower  The Saint-Martin Tower