Beaucaire, Gard
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Beaucaire is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France.
View over Beaucaire
The Canal du Rhône à Sète at Beaucaire
Château de Beaucaire, view from the north
Beaucaire Fair, coloured engraving from the 18th century
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
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The siege of Jerusalem marked the successful end of the First Crusade, whose objective was the recovery of the city of Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from Islamic control. The five-wee
Beaucaire, Gard
…Kingdom of Jerusalem: the southwest gate of the Crusader city was called Beaucaire Gate after the Provencals who stormed the city walls in this area in 1099 Beaucaire official website in French…
Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15th July 1099 painting by Émile Signol (1847), Palace of Versailles
13th-century miniature depicting the siege
"The Discovery of the True Cross" (Gustave Doré)