Location: 2 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris, Paris.
Revolutionary Tribunal prison where Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned before execution, along with thousands condemned during the Terror. This medieval palace became the 'antechamber of death'—prisoners waited here before being carted to the guillotine. Danton, Robespierre, and countless others passed through these cells.
Period recorded for this site: 18th century.
Theme: French Revolution.
Coordinates: 48.85570, 2.34590.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: French Revolution: Bastille & Revolutionary Paris.
On French Revolution: Bastille & Revolutionary Paris: La Conciergerie, Revolutionary Tribunal prison where Marie-Antoinette awaited execution, along with thousands condemned during the Terror.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Pont au Change (76 m); Pont au Change (82 m); Chapelle Saint-Michel du Palais (86 m); Francis Maurizot (94 m); Jean Montauron (97 m).