- This building, La Conciergerie, probably got its name from being the residence of the Concierge, the official keeper of the kings household.
- Fransız Devrimi sırasında yüzlerce mahkum, Paris'in çeşitli yerlerinde giyotin tarafından idam edilmek üzere Conciergerie'den alındı.
- Timings: Conciergerie is open for visitors from 9.30 AM to 6 PM, on all days of the week. Price: The entry fee for Conciergerie is 9 euros for adults.
- It’s morphed from a medieval palace to a torture prison to a notorious guillotine way station to a public museum. The Conciergerie was built in the 6th century.
- From royal palace to notorious prison during the Revolution, the sumptuous, gothic Conciergerie on the Île de la Cité is charged with history and emotion.
- The Conciergerie is located on the Île de la Cité, in Paris. This marvelous Gothic building preceded the Palais du Louvre as the royal seat of power in France but...
- Dictionnaire de l'Académie française. conciergerie — et prison, Custodia, Phylaca, phylacae. Les prisonniers de la conciergerie, Rei palatini.
- The Conciergerie was turned into a state prison in 1370, after Charles V abandoned the palace.This prison was the one where scores awaited death during the...
- La Conciergerie is the principal vestige of the old Palace of the City.source: http://youtu.be/_W3au6T1Wp4.
- ABOVE: A night view of the Conciergerie from the Right Bank of the Seine, with the Eiffel Tower's rotating beacon shining over the roof and chimneys.