Conciergerie

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Part of the first palace of the Capetian kings of France (They later moved
to the Louvre palace), the Conciergerie became the first Paris prison in 1391.
It became famous during the 1789 French revolution: in 1793 and 1794, 2780
men and women were sentenced to death and detained in the Conciergerie until they
left for the Concorde where they were beheaded. Marie-Antoinette, queen of France and
sister of the king of Austria, was among them. The Conciergerie deserves a visit for its
history and Gothic architecture. It includes three superb Gothic halls from the 14th
century. Its facade on the Seine river (above) is a reminder of Paris during the Middle
Ages.
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