{"id":11477,"date":"2023-03-24T11:37:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf-staging.takewalks.com\/blog2\/?p=11477"},"modified":"2026-03-15T19:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:34:11","slug":"conciergerie-tour-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/conciergerie-tour-paris","title":{"rendered":"Discover La Conciergerie: Parisian Landmark &#038; Marie Antoinette\u2019s Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Paris is a city full of beautiful old Gothic buildings. But none have reflected the ups and downs of French history quite like La Conciergerie.\u00a0This remarkable stronghold on the banks of the <em>\u00cele de la Cit\u00e9<\/em> has stood, in one form or another, for some 1400 years. During this time it has been a home of kings, a revolutionary tribunal, a prison for traitors and Paris\u2019s main court, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, La Conciergerie is one of the most striking and historically significant buildings in the city. However, many visitors stroll right past it on their way to more famous sites like the nearby Notre Dame or the Louvre.\u00a0Before you head on to more famous attractions, take a moment to <strong>consider a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/paris-tours\/early-access-sainte-chapelle-tour\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/paris-tours\/notre-dame-tour-sainte-chapelle-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skip-the-line Walking Tour of Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle<\/a><\/strong>! We guarantee you\u2019ll appreciate it when you see what everyone else has been missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/16730486649_207fcb9e24_k-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"La Conciergerie, a boat and the river Seine in Paris\" class=\"wp-image-14663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/16730486649_207fcb9e24_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/16730486649_207fcb9e24_k-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/16730486649_207fcb9e24_k-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/16730486649_207fcb9e24_k.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La Conciergerie has been a palace and a prison, and you\u2019ll want to add it to your Parisian itinerary. Photo credit: Edgardo Olivera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/conciergerie-tour-paris\/#What_is_%E2%80%9CGothic%E2%80%9D_anyway\" title=\"What is \u201cGothic\u201d anyway?\">What is \u201cGothic\u201d anyway?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/conciergerie-tour-paris\/#So_La_Conciergerie_is_an_old_building_with_pointed_arches_what_else\" title=\"So, La Conciergerie is an old building with pointed arches, what else?\">So, La Conciergerie is an old building with pointed arches, what else?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/conciergerie-tour-paris\/#What_if_I_slept_through_French_dynastic_history_in_school%E2%80%A6\" title=\"What if I slept through French dynastic history in school\u2026?\">What if I slept through French dynastic history in school\u2026?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/conciergerie-tour-paris\/#A_prison_Seems_like_a_bit_of_a_downer%E2%80%A6\" title=\"A prison? Seems like a bit of a downer\u2026\">A prison? Seems like a bit of a downer\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/conciergerie-tour-paris\/#Jail_cells_and_one_of_the_most_beautiful_rooms_in_the_world_all_in_the_same_building\" title=\"Jail cells and one of the most beautiful rooms in the world all in the same building?\">Jail cells and one of the most beautiful rooms in the world all in the same building?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_%E2%80%9CGothic%E2%80%9D_anyway\"><\/span><strong>What is \u201cGothic\u201d anyway?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gothic can refer to three different, but vaguely related things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li> Various ancient Germanic tribes of Europeans whose numerous sackings of Rome helped bring about the fall of the Roman empire (4th\u20136th centuries AD).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A type of horror literature written in 18th and 19th century Europe (and vigorously copied ever since), featuring gloomy old castles and ruins, lost loves, terrible weather, and, occasionally, vampires.&nbsp;This literary movement is distantly related to the terrible adolescent fashion trend that includes pale makeup, black hair dye, terrible music, and lots of angst.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An architectural style developed in Europe, specifically France, during the late medieval period (roughly the 12th through the 16th centuries) that features the use of pointed arches.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The first two don&#8217;t have much direct connection to Gothic buildings, for which we need to turn to Gothic\u2019s third, and most useful definition, for our purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, pointed arches are so characteristic of the building style they are also called Gothic arches. There is, of course, a bit more to Gothic architecture than that but, for our purposes, just remember that the easiest way to identify a Gothic building is to look for pointed arches in the windows or the ceiling vaults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although \u201cGothic\u201d conjures images of old-world grandeur for many people today, the term was originally coined as a way for more \u201cenlightened\u201d minds who favored the Classical and Renaissance architecture of southern Europe to disparage the \u201cbarbarities\u201d that were being constructed in the North.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the Goths were synonymous with the fall of Rome, anything carrying their name had the connotation of being against beauty and Enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Paris-Sainte-Chapelle-108-2017-gje-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Interior of Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, with people\" class=\"wp-image-14664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Paris-Sainte-Chapelle-108-2017-gje-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Paris-Sainte-Chapelle-108-2017-gje-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Paris-Sainte-Chapelle-108-2017-gje-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Paris-Sainte-Chapelle-108-2017-gje.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gothic\u2019s famous pointed arches are everywhere in Sainte-Chapelle. Photo credit: Gerd Eichmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_La_Conciergerie_is_an_old_building_with_pointed_arches_what_else\"><\/span><strong>So, La Conciergerie is an old building with pointed arches, what else?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not just any old building \u2013 La Conciergerie is one of the<em> <\/em>oldest buildings in Paris. It stands in the same spot that the Romans who conquered the city from the Celts in the first century B.C. erected their first fortress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The palace built upon the foundations of that old fort was subsequently used as a royal residence by the kings of France for some 1300 years, until kings in the 14th century began to move their operations to cleaner, and more easily defended areas outside the city center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, for those 1300 years, the <em>Palais de la Cit\u00e9<\/em> (of which La Conciergerie was one part) was the home of French kings and the epicenter of various political projects that turned an old Roman outpost into the largest and most impressive city in all of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the building is a patchwork of different architectural styles that were added and expanded by different kings, including great halls, prison cells, administrative offices, and even a torture chamber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their additions created jaw-dropping rooms like the Guards Room and Hall of the Soldiers, which you can still see if you visit La Conciergerie. Needless to say, the building has come a long way from the original wooden fort that the Romans erected there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Conciergerie_Paris-1024x701.jpeg\" alt=\"La Conciergerie building Paris gothic architecture\" class=\"wp-image-14665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Conciergerie_Paris-1024x701.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Conciergerie_Paris-600x411.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Conciergerie_Paris-768x525.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Conciergerie_Paris.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La Conciergerie has overlooked the Seine for most of the history of Paris. Photo credit: Hugues Mitton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_if_I_slept_through_French_dynastic_history_in_school%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>What if I slept through French dynastic history in school\u2026?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re not alone. Even if you can\u2019t name all 13 generations of the direct line of the Capetian Dynasty, you will most certainly have heard of La Conciergerie\u2019s most famous guest: Marie Antoinette.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Bourbon dynasty crumbling under the weight of the French Revolution in 1792, the queen who had once wowed all of European society with her charm and daring fashion choices was taken into captivity by the French mob and later imprisoned in a private cell in La Conciergerie, which was then used as a prison for the New French Republic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dank cell she was given must have been quite a blow for the woman who had ruled over one of Europe\u2019s most decadent courts in Versailles. Yet, this was where she was doomed to spend her final days until she was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her beheading was one of the first and most famous events of the period that came to be known in France as the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldhistory.org\/Reign_of_Terror\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Reign of Terror<\/a>, during which revolutionary fervor curdled into violent hysteria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a ten-month period in 1793, some 40,000 people were killed, either by execution or by the poor conditions in prisons like La Conciergerie. During this time, the communal prison cells overflowed with inmates awaiting trials that could take place at any time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands went directly from their cells in La Conciergerie to the guillotine, and La Conciergerie became a place that was as dreaded as it was revered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/paris-tours\/notre-dame-tour-sainte-chapelle-tickets\/\">the Sainte-Chapelle &amp; Conciergerie tours<\/a> still visit the cells where prisoners were kept, as well as the final cell that Marie Antoinette stayed in before her appointment with the guillotine. Today it has been turned into a touching memorial chapel that evokes the pain and hopelessness of her final days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3618740582_2d2325c89d_h-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"marie antoinette's cell in la conciergerie\" class=\"wp-image-14666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3618740582_2d2325c89d_h-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3618740582_2d2325c89d_h-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3618740582_2d2325c89d_h-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3618740582_2d2325c89d_h.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visit Marie Antoinette&#8217;s cell with our tour. Photo credit: Jasperdo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_prison_Seems_like_a_bit_of_a_downer%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>A prison? Seems like a bit of a downer\u2026<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, the Conciergerie is not ONLY famous for its prison. Remember that we mentioned it was also an impressive palace and one of the oldest buildings in Paris, among many other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, one of Paris\u2019s most infamous jails is connected to one of its most revered chapels: the incomparable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sainte-chapelle.fr\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sainte-Chapelle<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This royal chapel was built in the 13th century by one of France\u2019s most fondly-remembered kings, Louis IV, as a place to keep old wood. Alright, it wasn\u2019t just any old wood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As France\u2019s political power had consolidated under Capetian rule, Louis IV wanted to find a way to show all of Europe that he was not only the most powerful man on the continent, he was the most powerful man in all of Christendom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to achieve this feat, he amassed one of the world\u2019s most impressive collections of Christian Relics, including the purported crown of thorns and pieces of the cross upon which Jesus had been crucified.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These last two, which he had bought for an eye-watering sum from the Emperor of Constantinople (more, in fact, than it cost to build the Sainte-Chapelle), were the stars of the collection and he wanted to create a space to show them off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chapel he commissioned is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and one of the most beautiful rooms in the world. With soaring (pointed) arches, and a jaw-dropping collection of 1,113 original stained glass windows, it seems hardly credible that it was designed and built by human hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curiously, we aren\u2019t actually sure who the architect was, though debate still rages. Regardless of what Medieval genius dreamed up and built this jewel box of Gothic wonder, seeing it today is an experience that borders on the otherworldly. Although it isn\u2019t part of many regular Conciergerie tours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/paris-tours\/notre-dame-tour-sainte-chapelle-tickets\/\">our \u00cele de la Cit\u00e9 tour<\/a> takes guests to both La Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/window-glass-building-paris-facade-church-1293813-pxhere.com_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of Sainte-Chapelle, Paris\" class=\"wp-image-14667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/window-glass-building-paris-facade-church-1293813-pxhere.com_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/window-glass-building-paris-facade-church-1293813-pxhere.com_-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/window-glass-building-paris-facade-church-1293813-pxhere.com_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/window-glass-building-paris-facade-church-1293813-pxhere.com_.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The stunning Sainte-Chapelle is probably one of the most beautiful rooms in the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jail_cells_and_one_of_the_most_beautiful_rooms_in_the_world_all_in_the_same_building\"><\/span><strong>Jail cells and one of the most beautiful rooms in the world all in the same building?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right, we did warn you that you\u2019d have to find some time in your Parisian itinerary to visit La Conciergerie. And that\u2019s not even considering that much of&nbsp; La Conciergerie is still used for the Paris Law Courts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far from being a relic of bygone ages, La Conciergerie is part of a vibrant living history that is constantly changing and adapting to the challenges of running Paris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A visit to these places is a visit to the beating heart of a tumultuous political culture that has driven the rise, and fall, and rise of France, again and again, in the arena of European history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Conciergerie contains many of the contrasts, challenges and hopes of the city, and besides astonishing you with the wonders of Gothic Architecture, it\u2019ll help you understand a bit better the city that you\u2019re stepping on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robin-ooode-A5hD0BMzsbo-unsplash-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"People walking in the center of Paris\" class=\"wp-image-14668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robin-ooode-A5hD0BMzsbo-unsplash-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robin-ooode-A5hD0BMzsbo-unsplash-600x410.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robin-ooode-A5hD0BMzsbo-unsplash-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robin-ooode-A5hD0BMzsbo-unsplash.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paris is a city full of history that connects to its present. Photo credits: Robin Ooode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Update Notice: This post was updated on November 26, 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you want to see Paris with friendly, local experts, and go to the sites that other visitors miss, check out our varied selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/paris-tours\/\">Paris walking tours<\/a>. From the best of the city landmarks such as the Eiffel tower and the Louvre to trying the best of Parisian culinary gems, we&#8217;ve got you covered.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Conciergerie tours are Paris&#8217;s best-kept secrets. 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