La Conciergerie
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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La Conciergerie was a former palace (Palais de la Cité) before converted to a prison in 1391.
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Philippe Le Bel (the fair) built the Palais De La Cité in 1284-1314 to show his wealth and stature.
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La Conciergerie is located in the west of the île de la Cité, in Paris, France.
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During the French Revolution (1789-1799) the prisoners were held in La Conciergerie.
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La Conciergerie had three different towers (from the remnants). They were the Silver Tower, which housed royal treasury; then the Ceasar Tower, which was for Roman empires; and the Bonbec Tower, which was used as a torture chamber.
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La Conciergerie
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A drawing of the inside of La Conciergerie
The importance of La Conciergerie was to hold prisoners during the French Revolution, it also held the Revolutionary Tribunal and after the French Revolution it held, what the French called, important prisoners.
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The Revolutionary Tribunal sent nearly 2,700 out of about 3,000 prisoners to the Guillotine (including Marie Antionette).
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After the French Revolution the Conciergerie held Napoleon III.
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La Conciergerie was decommissioned in 1914 and opened to the public as a national historic monument.
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