The Conciergerie
The Conciergerie is a former courthouse and prison in Paris, France located on the west of the Île de la Cité below the Palais de Justice. It was originally part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which also included the Sainte-Chapelle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: Medieval building in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Conciergerie”
- Address: 2 Boulevard du Palais, 75001
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Île de la Cité and Notre Dame de Paris.
Île de la Cité
Islet
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The Île de la Cité is one of two natural islands on the Seine River in central Paris. It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
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Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 440 metres southeast of The Conciergerie.
Pont au Change
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The Pont au Change is a bridge over the Seine River in Paris, France. The bridge is located at the border between the first and fourth arrondissements. Pont au Change is situated 100 metres northeast of The Conciergerie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 4th arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.
4th arrondissement
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The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.
Quartier des Halles
Quarter
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Les Halles was Paris's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.
Latin Quarter
Suburb
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The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
The Conciergerie
- Categories: prison, court, castle, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.85595° or 48° 51′ 21″ northLongitude
2.34603° or 2° 20′ 46″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Operator
Centre des monuments nationauxOpen location code
8FW4V84W+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 910390736OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“The Conciergerie” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Conciergerie”
- Belarusian: “Кансьержэры”
- Bengali: “কোঁসিয়ের্জেরি”
- Bosnian: “Conciergerie”
- Bulgarian: “Консиержери”
- Bulgarian: “Консиержри”
- Catalan: “Conciergerie”
- Catalan: “Palais de la Concergeria”
- Chinese: “巴黎古监狱”
- Chinese: “巴黎古監獄”
- Czech: “Conciergerie”
- Dutch: “Conciergerie”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كونسيرجيرى”
- Esperanto: “Conciergerie”
- Finnish: “Conciergerie”
- French: “conciergerie de Paris”
- French: “Conciergerie de Paris”
- French: “Conciregerie de Paris”
- French: “la Conciergerie”
- French: “Palais de la Cité”
- Georgian: “კონსერჟერია”
- German: “Conciergerie”
- Greek: “Κονσιερζερί”
- Hebrew: “הקונסיירז’רי”
- Hebrew: “קונסיירז’רי”
- Hungarian: “Conciergerie”
- Indonesian: “Conciergerie”
- Italian: “Conciergerie”
- Japanese: “コンシェルジュリー”
- Korean: “콩시에르주리”
- Korean: “콩시에르쥬리”
- Malay: “Conciergerie”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Conciergerie”
- Norwegian: “Conciergerie”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Palais de la Concergeria”
- Persian: “کونسیرژری”
- Persian: “کونسیرژوری”
- Polish: “Conciergerie”
- Portuguese: “Conciergerie”
- Romanian: “Conciergerie”
- Russian: “Консьержери”
- Serbian: “Консијержери”
- Slovak: “Conciergerie”
- Slovenian: “Conciergerie”
- Spanish: “La Conciergerie”
- Swedish: “Conciergerie”
- Thai: “กงซีแยร์เฌอรี”
- Turkish: “Conciergerie”
- Ukrainian: “Консьєржері”
- Urdu: “کونسیغجیری”
- Uzbek: “Conciergerie”
- Vietnamese: “Conciergerie”
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