Pont Au Change Over The Seine River In Paris

I took this photograph from one of the many bridges to the Ile de la Cite (literally "Island of the City"), the Pont au Change.The Conciergerie is the...
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I took this photograph from one of the many bridges to the Ile de la Cite (literally "Island of the City"), the Pont au Change.The Conciergerie is the many spired building on the left of the Île de la Cité . It was part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which consisted of the Conciergerie, Palais de Justice and the Sainte-Chapelle. Hundreds of prisoners during the French Revolution were taken from the Conciergerie to be executed by guillotine at a number of locations around Paris.

After the Restoration of the Bourbons during the 19th century, the Conciergerie continued to be used as a prison for high-value prisoners, most notably the future Napoleon III. Marie Antoinette's cell was converted into a chapel dedicated to her memory.

The Conciergerie was decommissioned during 1914 and opened to the public as a national historical monument. It is presently a popular tourist attraction, although only a relatively small part of the building is open to public access; much of it is still used for the Paris law courts.

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