Albi
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Albi is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called Albigensians. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Albi.
Albi featuring the Sainte-Cécile cathedral and the Pont Vieux (old bridge) over the river Tarn
Palais de la Berbie
La Goulue arriving at the Moulin Rouge, by Toulouse-Lautrec (1892)
St-Madeleine Church, Albi
Languedoc
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The Province of Languedoc is a former province of France.
Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately 42,700 square kilometers.
Toulouse (1650), capital of Languedoc.
Saint-Sernin Basilica in Toulouse, displaying the typical pink brick architecture of Upper Languedoc.
Typical view of the mountainous Cévennes area in the thinly-populated interior of Languedoc: plateaus (the Causses) with deep river canyons
The first completed Airbus A380 at the "A380 Reveal" event on 18 January 2005 in Toulouse, home base of the European aerospace industry.