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The Conciergerie

The Conciergerie is a former royal palace and prison at the western tip of the Île de la Cité, beneath the Palais de Justice. Visitors walk through two large medieval halls that survive from the palace, the Salle des Gens d'Armes and the Salle des Gardes, as well as the royal kitchens. The visit includes a reconstruction of the revolutionary-era prison cells, the pailleux cells, Marie Antoinette's cell and the expiatory chapel, along with evidence of the 1910 flood. During the Revolution, 2,781 prisoners passed through here before being executed, including Marie Antoinette, Robespierre, Lavoisier and the twenty-one Girondins. The monument is run by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux and offers a Histopad for the visit.

Things to do at The Conciergerie: 11 missions

• Take the Île de la Cité walkTake part in a narrated, dramatised tour of the Île de la Cité.
• See the reconstruction of the revolutionary prisonsSee a reconstruction of the revolutionary prisons at La Conciergerie.
• Explore Le palais royal et son admirable architecture gothiqueExplore Le palais royal et son admirable architecture gothique at La Conciergerie.
• Explore La vie carcérale sous la RévolutionDiscover La vie carcérale sous la Révolution at La Conciergerie.
• Explore Les cuisines royalesExplore Les cuisines royales at La Conciergerie.
• See the account of the 1910 floodSee the account of the 1910 flood at La Conciergerie.
• Visit Marie Antoinette and the memorial chapelExplore this space dedicated to Marie Antoinette and the memorial chapel at La Conciergerie.
• See the cells of the "pailleux"See the cells of the "pailleux" at La Conciergerie.
• Discover Monument jeu d'enfant, un petit détour par les tours de Notre-DameFollow a guided tour around the towers of Notre-Dame.
• Explore with the HistopadDiscover the Histopad at La Conciergerie.
• Explore Monument jeu d'enfant : l'île aux imagesGo to this large multi-site event dedicated to images.

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