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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Conciergerie Prison and Palace

A Merovingian Palace built in the 10th Century, but turned into a prison in 1391 after King Charles V abandoned it in 1358. Both Queen Marie Antoinette and the leader of the French Revolution Robespierre were housed here prior to being beheaded.