The historically significant city has many medieval buildings, including the famous Laon Cathedral. With the historic fortified old town on a table mountain, Laon has the largest contiguous protected area …
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Laon is one of the most important cathedrals of the early Gothic (12th C) in France in the northern French city of Laon, located on a witness mountain (cuesta).
This pedestrian gate dates from the 13th century, and closed access to the town coming from the Cuve St Vincent. Enclosed in the wall, it is flanked by slender towers …