Conciergerie Clock
Dating from 1535, the clock is part of the Conciergerie on the Île de la Cité.
The Conciergerie is part of the Palais de Justice, a complex. The site was a royal palace between c10-14th until 1358 when Charles V moved the palace to the Louvre on the main bank. During its existence as a royal palace, the complez was developed and extended by Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, (1226–1270) and Philip the Fair (1284–1314). Louis added the Sainte-Chapelle and associated galleries, and Philippe the towered facade on the river side and "Grand Salle" (Great Hall). Although the royal palace moved, Parlement continued to be held here, and in 1391 the complex was converted into a prison. During the French Revolution, the Conciergerie's reputation as a prison was reinforced as it became the "antechamber to the guillotine", holding up to 1,200 prisoners at any one time during "The Terror" (2,600 people were sent to the guillotine between 2 April 1793 and 31 May 1795).
Taken on Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Conciergerie Clock
Dating from 1535, the clock is part of the Conciergerie on the Île de la Cité.
The Conciergerie is part of the Palais de Justice, a complex. The site was a royal palace between c10-14th until 1358 when Charles V moved the palace to the Louvre on the main bank. During its existence as a royal palace, the complez was developed and extended by Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, (1226–1270) and Philip the Fair (1284–1314). Louis added the Sainte-Chapelle and associated galleries, and Philippe the towered facade on the river side and "Grand Salle" (Great Hall). Although the royal palace moved, Parlement continued to be held here, and in 1391 the complex was converted into a prison. During the French Revolution, the Conciergerie's reputation as a prison was reinforced as it became the "antechamber to the guillotine", holding up to 1,200 prisoners at any one time during "The Terror" (2,600 people were sent to the guillotine between 2 April 1793 and 31 May 1795).
Taken on Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.