Location: Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, Paris.
Political center of Paris during the Revolution. After the Bastille fell, crowds brought the governor de Launay here and executed him along with the prévôt des marchands Flesselles. The Hôtel de Ville became the headquarters of revolutionary power, where the Commune ruled and major decisions were made throughout the Terror.
Period recorded for this site: 18th century.
Theme: French Revolution.
Coordinates: 48.85660, 2.35220.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: French Revolution: Bastille & Revolutionary Paris.
On French Revolution: Bastille & Revolutionary Paris: Hôtel de Ville, political center where crowds brought the Bastille governor and executed de Launay and Flesselles after the fortress fell.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: City Hall – Liberation Esplanade (0 m); Boris Vian and Jacques Prévert (2 m); Copi (2 m); Bernard-Marie Koltès (2 m); Ville de Paris (27 m).