Rising above the roofs of the Quai de l’Horloge on the Ile de la Cité, the twin towers of the Conciergerie struck horror into the hearts of thousands for over five centuries. Originally built to house Philippe-le-Bel’s caretaker and palace guards, by 1391 it was functioning as a prison and continued as such until 1914. […]

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