- The Conciergerie is part of the building complex known as the “Palais de la Cité,” the seat of of government of the French kings from the 10th to the 14th century.
- What is the Conciergerie used for today?
- Is visiting Conciergerie worth it?
- Why was the Conciergerie built?
- During these years, the Conciergerie became famous as the location where prisoners were held before they were taken to the guillotine to be beheaded.
- The Conciergerie began as a royal palace called Palais de la Cité ("Palace of the City"), originally built in the 6th century by Clovis, the first King of France.
- Having left the queue for the Sainte Chapelle (It was not moving) we went to the nearby Conciergerie and directly into the huge guard room.
- Click here to discover the Conciergerie, one of Paris' oldest monuments. The site is known for having kept Marie-Antoinette imprisoned before her execution.
- Conciergerie, Fransa’nın başkenti Paris’de bulunmaktadır. Şehrin kalbi olarak kabul edilmiş Seine Nehri üzerindeki ada Ile de la Cite’de yer almaktadır.
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- What to expect at Conciergerie
- Conciergerie ticket prices
- To help you make up your mind about whether you should visit the Conciergerie, and to help you plan your visit to Paris, you’ll find in this guide
- In the 14th century, the Conciergerie lost its status as a royal residence but was used primarily as the Parliament for administrative purposes.