Robespierre's House — commemorative plaque

Location: 398 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, Paris.

Robespierre lodged with the Duplay family, carpenters, at this address from 1791-1794, at the nerve center of Jacobin power near the Tuileries and Jacobin Club. The 'Incorruptible' lived modestly here while orchestrating the Terror. After his arrest, he was wounded here before being guillotined. The original building was destroyed.

Period recorded for this site: 18th century.

Theme: French Revolution.

Coordinates: 48.86600, 2.32770.

This plaque is a stop on the walk: French Revolution: Bastille & Revolutionary Paris.

On French Revolution: Bastille & Revolutionary Paris: Maison Duplay where Robespierre lodged during the Terror, at the nerve center of Jacobin power near the Tuileries.

Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Impératrice Eugénie (35 m); Couvent des Feuillants (83 m); Salle du Manège (102 m); Hôtel Le Meurice (Is Paris Burning?, 1966) (102 m); Ambassade du Texas (109 m).