Musée de la Conciergerie

Having always had some weird fascination with Marie-​Antoinette I found it quite intriguing to know that I probably stood in the same spot that she did when being tried before her death. I bet she wasn’t saying «Let them eat cake» then.
The Musee de la Conciergerie has an interesting history and its relevance to how the French Revolution panned out is quite important. Although I thoroughly enjoyed learning the history behind the Conciergerie — it being converted from a Palace to a prison where individuals who were tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal resided — the exhibits seemed a bit unauthentic to me… though, this is probably because they were. Like I said, I loved learning that Marie-​Antoinette was imprisoned here and I loved learning the process in which people were imprisoned and eventually tried for their death. The Musee de la Conciergerie offers a neat powerpoint-​type show that details the history of the Revolutionary Tribunal; admittedly, I wouldn’t have known all of this had it not been for that slideshow. The Musee de la Conciergerie also exhibits the rooms in which people were kept in addition to displaying a list that shows all the people executed by the guillotine. First of all, this list shows the titles of the people executed too… there were bakers who were killed by the guillotine! What the heck, was the cake not fluffy enough or something??? Anyways, the history behind the rooms in which prisoners were kept was quite interesting… did you know that you had to pay to be imprisoned? Rich people could pay for nicer cells… wouldn’t that be nice?
Like I was saying, the history behind everything in the Musee de la Conciergerie was awesome, but the exhibits looked very phony. Besides that, there wasn’t all that much to see within the museum nor was the architecture something to truly marvel at. The view of the Conciergerie was actually more brilliant from across the Seine river than from the inside of it. To be honest, I only entered the Musee de la Conciergerie because it was conveniently located next to Sainte-​Chapelle and my Paris pass gained me free access. It’s not that the Musee de la Conciergerie wasn’t an interesting site, especially given its pertinence in French history, but with so many other sites to see in Paris it somewhat underwhelmed me. If you’re in this general vicinity visiting Sainte-​Chapelle and Notre Dame then I would perhaps encourage you to see it, especially if you like learning about the French Revolution.

The Location: Metro #4, Exit «Cite», few minutes walk from the metro station. Right next to Sainte-​Chapelle.
The Admission: 8.5 euro
This vestige of the first Capertian palace with its grand Gothic halls, converted into a prison in the 15^th century. Not much to see… except the big hall. There is a gift shop there.
The architecture and river view are beautiful.

super musée à faire avec les enfants. Visite de la cellule de Marie Antoinette!!! gratuit pour les enfants.

We went right as they were closing, and it was nearly empty. Fortunately, we had the Paris Museum Pass and it didn’t cost us anything extra to get inside. In addition, there were no lines– and Clean, empty bathrooms!
Le Conciergerie was perhaps my least favorite «touristy» thing we did in Paris. Although it is an impressive example of Medieval architecture, its smaller exhibits are largely manufactured (replicas based on assumptions). The Main hall is beautiful, and I believe original. It’s definitely a neat space, and fun to imagine what it must have been like when occupied by the guards. They have small «exhibit» rooms that are supposed to display what cells would have been like for prisoners at the time. They also have multiple (small) museum displays with lots of historical information about how prisoners came to be at the Conciergerie (most awaiting death by guillotine during the Revolution). There is also a «replica» of Marie Antoinette’s cell. Unfortunately, there have been so many structural changes to the Conciergerie over the years that it is impossible for them to display things as they were– but they have done a nice job. (Example: there is now a small Chapel, and multiple walls in the physical space where Marie Antoinette’s Cell actually existed.) Overall, I would say it isn’t worth making a special trip to Ile de la cite for Le Conciergerie, but if you are nearby and in the need of a clean bathroom and a break from the chaos– and you have a Museum Pass– it is worth the «free» admission.
Bottom line– don’t spend hours waiting in line for this, unless you are a huge French History Buff!

A huge building located on the banks of the Seine, the Conciergerie was built in 1313 as part of a royal complex that includes Sainte-​Chapelle. From 1391 – 1941, the building functioned as a prison and torture chamber. During the French Revolution, more that 27,000 people were tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal, some of the most famous being Marie Antionette and Maximillien Robespierre.
The vaulted hall of Salle des Gens is considered to be one of the finest examples of secular Gothic architecture in Europe.
This building is famous for the fact that Marie Antoinette spent the final days of her life held in captivity, before her ultimate death.

Located just a few minutes from Notre Dame, this is a very interesting museum/​former prison. The wife especially liked the picture presentations and the fact that explanations about the history was also in English. The prisoner cells were particularly interesting. The Prisoner’s Gallery and Revolutionary Tribunal were rather creepy because it is easy to take yourself back in time to imagine what happened. The every day life of the prisoners was horrible, needless to say, unless you had some money and could buy better accommodations. This is a very worthwhile use of time and an adult fare is just 8.50 Euro in 2014.

Décevant. Je n’ai pas eu droit au guide, je n’ai même pas été informé de la présence ou non de visites guidées. Il est évidemment intéressant d’accéder à ce lieu mais l’aménagement n’est pas terrible, il y a quelques cellules plus ou moins reconstitués qui né sont pas au bon endroit (la «salle de toilette» reconstituée où Sanson le bourreau préparait les condamnés à mort n’était pas située ici, c’est écrit sur la pancarte de description correspondante, idem pour la cellule de Marie-​Antoinette si je me souviens bien). Ce qui est bien placé en revanche c’est l’insupportable boutique de souvenirs/​livres etc. que vous né pouvez pas louper. Je suis arrivé certes vers la fin de la journée mais le personnel m’a mis la pression plusieurs fois, en me suivant énergiquement etc., pour que je m’en aille car ils fermaient alors que je lisais un dernier écriteau. Pas très agréable. Allez-​y si vous allez aussi à la Sainte-​Chapelle (formidable), mais n’y allez pas exprès.

If you have a pass and are interested in history go. If you don’t have either it may not be your favorite place. It was kind of creepy, but interesting. There were a lot of «this may have happened here» moments though. Also, the staged Marie Antoinette room was kind of odd. It was definitely an experience to be there, as far as old prisons and death go. The Gothic architecture is quite remarkable.

Skip it, unless you ate really into Robespierre and Marie Antoinette and the guillotine. Even then, there is just nothing here to see. Paris has much better!!!

Geschichte am Ort des Geschehens präsentiert zu bekommen, hat immer einen besonderen Touch. An diesem Ort, an dem sich einiges in der Geschichte tatsächlich vor Ort zugetragen hat, wird man zwar nicht mit Exponaten überschüttet. Aber das, was man geboten bekommt, lohnt allemal. Zellen aus der Zeit der Französischen Revolution werden präsentiert– und im Hof kann man die Wege gehen, die seinerzeit auch die Gefangenen, darunter etwa Marie-​Antoinette, zurücklegen durften. Ja, durften, viel Bewegung wurde ihnen nicht gewöhrt.

Contiguo al Palacio de Justicia y la Saint-​Chapelle está la Conciergerie (de hecho puedes comprar entrada común para ambos); en ella puedes ver cómo los presos de distintas épocas vivieron hacinados en grandes salones si eran pobres o en celdas más o menos decentes si tenían dinero para permitíriselo, y de paso aprendes cómo era la vida de los funcionarios de prisiones de la antigüedad, especialmente durante el periodo de la Revolución.
A pesar de que tiene un par de puntos de bastante interés, la sensación a ratos de que es una atracción turística más que algo didáctico es acusada, especialmente cuando empiezan a ilustrarte las escenas con maniquíes más propios del Museo de Cera de Dublín que de algo realmente serio. Aún así, si escarbas y te quedas con la información, es una visita interesante y al lado de muchas otras cosas imprescindibles de la ciudad.

Located not too far from Notre-​dame, near the Seine River, this former Royal Palace & prison in Paris was built in the 14^th century. This magnificent Gothic building was the first residence of the king of France and hard to imagine the «Reign of Terror» that occurred there where 40,000 people died of execution & imprisonment. on a span of 10 months.
Walking along the halls was eerie… creepy and my mind goes back during the french revolution and the brutal piece of French history that happened there. The dungeons were in stark contrast to the beautiful architecture of the palace. It was said that the quality of life of the prisoners depends upon the prisoners wealth and the jailors demands. So money talks then. as it is now…
It was hard to imagine once that one of the famous prisoners was a royalty… Marie Antoinette, the Queens of France, who lived grandiosely would end up there, was tried, detained & convicted there and was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793.
Paris has a lot of history and the buildings around it tells a different story of a different time, so interesting and depressing at the same time… If only the walls can speak…

Très décevant
La Conciergerie est l’un des lieux incontournables de Paris. Avant d’y entrer, je pensais pouvoir monter dans les petites tours fortifiées que l’on peut admirer depuis les quais, contempler le mécanisme de la vieille horloge. Que nenni !, rien de tout ça. La seule chose que vous êtes autorisé à voir, c’est la grande salle voûtée qui est, certes, une merveille d’architecture mais terriblement vide. Vous pourrez aussi voir le cachot de Marie-​Antoinette réaménagé pour l’occasion (avec un mannequin de Marie-​Antoinette dedans). C’est surtout histoire d’attirer les touristes étrangers passionnés par la Révolution Française. Quelle déception ! En plus, c’est pas donné.

All hat, no cattle, as they say in Texas.
Of all the museums I visited in Paris, and there were many, this was by far the least interesting. Not sure if something was lost in translation, or I expected too much.
All of my guide books played up the haunted aspects of the building’s history and would say the ghosts of the guillotine must still wander the eerie halls. Oh, the menacing grandeur! And while it is beautiful outside and in, befitting its creation as a royal residence, the exhibits caused me to shake my head not in terror, but in bemusement.
The Conciergerie gained fame, more like infamy, by being the prison and execution point for most prisoners (4,000) during the French Revolution. All told, it operated as a prison from 1391 until 1914, and its most famous prisoner was Marie-​Antoinette. In one of the upstairs galleries you can see a list of prisoners and their occupations. And I did find a friend’s name (same surname and first initial) which was an unexpected surprise.
There are so many other museums that have well curated exhibits and such attention to detail, this was a let down. The only high point (or was it a low point), was the ridiculously flirtatious guard collecting tickets.
To give you an example, most of the «highlights» mentioned in my guidebook turned out to be recreations. So, while they attempt to reconstruct what Marie-Antoinette’s cell would have looked like, there were renovations so it is a reasonable facsimile.
What was oddest to me is that the main hall was filled with all sorts of «prison art» most of which was just plain bad. And the topper were the castle recreations, by those masters at Playmobil and Lego. I really don’t need to see Harry Potter’s Hogwarts at a historic site in Paris.
I was doing some serious head scratching here.
The only good news for me was that I didn’t pay much because it was part of my Paris Museum Pass. But, this was the only location where I didn’t get to jump the ticket line with my pass because they do the security screening first and everyone queues up in the same line.
Saint-​Chapelle is in the same complex, and I found that a bit more interesting. So the structure and surroundings were engaging, but the museum’s contents were not.

Pour les passionnés d’histoire comme moi, c’est un lieu incontournable pour revisiter la révolution française. La reconstitution du cachot de Marie-​Antoinette est très bien fait.

Situé au coeur de l’île de la Cité, la Conciergerie offre une histoire magnifique.
Visitez les superbes salles gothiques de la 1e résidence des rois de France, érigée au XIVe siècle !
Anciennement prison qui n’est autre que la plus célèbre de Paris, elle vous offre une visite incroyable.
Elle vous fera revivre l’époque révolutionnaire à travers ces voûtes enchantées.

Chouette
La conciergerie est un formidable lieu qui présente très bien une partie de la révolution française. Le monument dispose d’un magnifique architecture très bien entretenue. On y découvre des parties d’histoire oubliées… je le conseil vraiment.

Whatever the definition of a history buff is I’m pretty much the polar opposite. How weird then, that on this trip to France I found myself actually picking up some knowledge of French history and retaining it. Will wonders never cease.
Stumbling into this place only a few days after touring ALL of Versailles, I found myself interested to stand at ground zero for France’s «Reign of Terror». Here’s where «prisoners» were sent, tried, sentenced, and murdered all within a matter of days. Thousands of them.
Marie Antoinette, who had lived so grandly at Versailles, wound up in a cell here (on display) and was quickly tried, found guilty, and taken from here to meet her maker. Others were executed in the somber courtyard, despite the fact that no placque will actually tell you that fact.
There’s a cost to enter the Conciergerie and unless you’re really interested, this probably isn’t worth it. If, however, you 1) have a multi-​day Paris Museum pass (which will give you free admission) 2) are already about 1 minute away, viewing the stained glass of Sainte-​Chapepelle (also free with museum pass), and 3) have already seen the way Marie lived at Versailles then check it out. It’s kind of like those Enron biggies who lived so large and fell so far. Okay, I think I just exposed my dim understanding of history… gotta go before more is revealed.

Visite guidée gratuite en français disponible à 11:00, 15:00 et 16:15.
Personnellement le guide n’était pas du tout heureux de faire sa visite et était blasé Il parlait super vite parlait de nombreux rois et de nombreuses date en mélangeant passé, présent c’était super dur de comprendre ! Pour tout vous dire je n’ai rien compris.
Sinon pour le bâtiment en lui-​même sachez que seulement 23% se visite, c’est très peu n’est-ce pas ! Pour moi la plus belle pièce est la salle des Gens d’Armes elle est vraiment magnifique. Pour ce qui est des cellules je n’ai pas aimé car des murs on été bouché, c’est de la reconstitution mais c’est pas génial. La cellule de Marie-​Antoinette est maintenant une chapelle Donc voilà je suis plutôt déçue du monument, de la visite et des reconstitution.
Donc personnellement quand on voit que l’entrée pour les touristes ou les plus de 25 ans est à 8,50EUR je trouve que ça né vaut pas le coup. Où alors vous avez tout vu à Paris et il vous reste ça.

Grusel, Grusel, Grusel. Wer sich für die Geschichte der französischen Revolution interessiert, wie die armen Teufel zusammengepfercht wurden, bevor sie zu ihrer letzten Reise antreten mussten, wird hier erleben, fast als wäre er selbst betroffen. Ein schlichtes Museum zwar, was die Exponate angeht, die Räumlichkeiten sind natürlich Originalschauplätze und sehr beeindruckend. Nach einem Besuch empfliehlt sich anschließend einen weiteren im Musée de la Ville de Paris (Musée Carnavalet) im 4. Arrondissement, der die gewonnenen Eindrücke auf anschauliche Weise ergänzt und sehr schön abrundet (der Eintritt ist sogar frei). A voir et à revoir.

From the outside the Conciergerie is magnificant, however the inside falls a little short. I can understand why people would be disappointed with the visit, however it is such a big part of history that you can’t pass it up. I thought that there would have been a lot more on the inside to see, especially with the jail cells. It is still worth walking through and trying to comprehend everything that happened in this building. I think they could do a better job, but it was still worth seeing.

A very utilitarian space, which shows off the incredible Gothic arching supports of the large scale construction in Paris buildings of the time.
For a true history buff, very good maps of the buildings on the Ile de la Citee and charts of the way it grew. Good for seeing cells of the rich and shameless on their way to the guillotine.
Best for uncrowded bathrooms close to Notre Dame and Sainte Chappelle. Use your Museum Pass for easy entry and skip the line.

Très intéressant a voir, tellement d’histoire. Sur l’île de la cité. Marie-​Antoinette y a passé ses derniers jours de captivité… Entre autres !

It’s a place with some rather sad and funny exhibits. Some mannequins in cells and a few bits of furniture that are ‘similar’ to those headless royals might have sat on, slept on or eaten at during their last days alive. I would not recommend, but like the palace of Versaille it’s perhaps worth a visit but without any actual curating or artifacts its a dull and expensive short visit.

I ended up here mainly because it was included on the Paris Museum Pass and it was right by the Notre Dame. It’s an interesting place if you’re a history buff, but there’s not really much to see. It’s a large (mostly empty) building where Marie Antoinette was held during the Revolution. Not bad, but if I had been short on time I would’ve passed.

rad. the great hall (where you enter) is absolutely gorgeous with all the arches, grand fireplaces & great lighting. it’s small, but they did a good job. it’s nice & quiet, so you get a good feel for it. highly recommend.

A savoir lorsque vous voulez visiter la conciergerie: c’est gratuit pour les 18 – 25 ans ressortissants de l’union Européenne, de même que la Sainte Chapelle.
De plus 2 visites guidées gratuites sont organisées dans la journée: 11h et 15h, durée 1h15.
J’ai été un peu déçue par la visite guidée, mais c’était en grande partie à cause du guide qui n’était pas toujours compréhensible (il faisait des phrases bizarres). Toutefois on (ré)apprend des morceaux d’histoire oubliés ou inconnus, notamment sur l’histoire du batiment au Moyen Âge. Et oui la conciergerie a été beaucoup de choses avant de devenir la prison de Marie-​Antoinette.
De plus la salle des Gens d’Armes dans laquelle on entre au début est tout simplement splendide! Très simple, pierres blanches et murs nus c’est selon moi plus joli que l’intérieur d’une cathédrale…
A voir!

Paris is all about history. It’s amazing to see historic buildings from centuries ago still standing and this was one spot I needed to see since I am a French history buff, specifically the French Revolution. I was fine until I walked into a small room that had the names of all the people at that time who were guillotined — and that’s when my flesh started to crawl and I had to get out of there!!! It’s a must see — but I could not linger… felt so much better after I went to Berthillon for ice cream.

Véritable mémorial de la révolution française, la conciergerie est une place imprenable au sein du coeur de Paris, l’île Saint-​Louis. Le musée qu’elle abrite a un intérêt limité, mais le bâtiment, en lui-​même, et l’histoire qui lui est rattachée, valent la visite.
Au-​de-​là des cellules et de la guillotine qu’on peut y retrouver, les attributs stratégique, historique et architecturaux du bâtiment sont admirables.

We happened to arrive just as a tour in English was beginning (they do one per day) and it ended up being a really interesting and educational experience. It is worth looking up when a tour is scheduled and plan your visit around that, I don’t think we would have enjoyed the visit nearly as much without it. If not, be sure to read the history of the building, it was once a medieval royal castle and then was used as a prison. It has some of the finest examples of gothic architectures in the main hall, beautiful vaulted archways. You can see the actual cells where prisoners were detained — including the cell where Queen Marie Antoinette was held. You can also see an actual Guillotine blade.

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Une incroyable réalisation humaine au nom de Dieu qui à traversée pratiquement un millénaire. Au dela du mysticisme vous vous immergez dans un monde irréel. On né peut rester indifférent à une telle expérience.

I became enthralled with this building from the 1^st time I saw it. I was walking across the Seine on one of the bridges when I noticed it. It looked just like a castle and I immediately stopped to take a picture of it. I didn’t know what it was, but I decided I would find out. Back at the hotel, I showed the picture to one of the girls at the front desk and she told me that this was La Conciergerie and it was indeed a former palace and also a prison. My then partner and I went back the next day.
Entry is 7 € and concessions are available for select groups such as under 18s and young adults. There actually isn’t too much to see compared to the vast size of the building because most of it is still a working part of the French judiciary system. There are some intresting displays on the French Revolution and on the French royals that inhabited the palace so many years ago.

Tout d’abord je vous invite à vous armer de patience…
L’entrée de ce musée permet de visiter les salles médiévales de la Conciergerie ainsi que la Saint-​Chapelle située dans la cour du Palais de justice.
La Conciergerie, au sein du palais de justice de Paris, est le seul vestige avec la Sainte Chapelle de ce que fut le palais forteresse des rois au Moyen-​Age.
La Conciergerie attire les foules pour sa beauté mais elle aussi connue pour avoir été la grande prison de la Révolution Française où Marie Antoinette vécut ses derniers jours.
On y trouve encore quelques beaux exemples de l’architecture médiévale: la Salle des Gardes et la Salle des Gens d’armes, témoins du règne de Philippe IV le bel, les gigantesques cuisines construites en 1350 pour nourrir 3 000 personnes, et 4 tours fortifiées.

Ce lieu chargé d’histoire est un peu le coeur de Paris ! Ancienne prison, elle a été avant cela la première demeure des rois de France, puis le site où le premier code civil fut écrit. La visite est vraiment intéressante, même si l’on aimerait avoir plus de panneaux explicatifs au long de la visite (à noter tout de même, un salle est réservée à l’explication et l’exposition de documents d’époques).
Des visites commentées sont organisées, mais c’est un peu la loterie: tous les guides né se valent pas, certains sont même franchement ennuyeux…

Les Révolutionnaires ont beaucoup d’humour, ils vous transforment la première demeure royale choisie par Clovis en prison pour une reine perdue.
La visite est impressionnante et la mise en scèné plaira aux petits comme aux grands. On y va forcément pour y voir la cellule de Marie-​Antoinette mais ce n’est pas vraiment le plus important, les cellules et anecdotes de la vie quotidienne de la Conciergerie sont, je trouve, plus intéressants.
N’oubliez pas de prendre un billet combiné pour aller voir la Sainte-​Chapelle à côté maintenant que vous êtes là.

c’est la prison la plus célèbre et la plus ancienne de Paris! Elle servait –déjà– à l’époque à désengorger les autres centres pénitentiaires!
C’est un des lieux les plus connus pour l’histoire qui le lie au sort funeste de Marie-​Antoinette, qui y fut enfermée avant d’être décapitée en 1793.
Le souci, vous vous en doutez, c’est la file d’attente en période de vacances scolaires… Mais bon, c’est le prix à payer pour visiter ce lieu magnifique au centre de Paris…

La Conciergerie — monument national
La Conciergerie — monument national est un des monuments de Paris qui n’est pas très visité mais qui pourtant mérite le détour. Situé sur l’île de la cité pas loin du quai des Orfèvres, c’est une ancienne prison de Paris.

Étrange visite au cœur du temps pour retrouver dans ce lieu les listes des victimes de la révolution française. Le bâtiment est impressionnant.
En ce moment se trouve une exposition sur les expositions universelles.
La visite vaut la peine.

A must for anyone interested in the history of Paris and the French Revolution as this is where the prisoners (including Marie Antoinette, Danton, Saint Just and Robespierre et al) were kept before their rendezvous with the guillotine.
The interior is really bleak and quite gloomy as it hasn’t been prettified at all. You can see the big vaulted hall where prisoners were kept, some cells and the chapel that has been erected over the site of Marie Antoinette’s cell plus the yard where the female prisoners did their exercising. It is all just as it used to be and is very evocative. There is also a small room with the names of all the guillotine’s victims written around the walls.

The conciergerie is a beautiful and interesting place to visit. It is full of history and the building is very impressive.
You barely believe it is a place where people were in jail.
The only bad thing is it s the visit will be quickly done.
It s also very easy to go there as it is in the middle of Paris and not really far from the cathedrale Notre Dame.

Un monument pouvant paraïtre banal de jour mais un habile éclairage de nuit le transforme en un des plus beaux monuments de la capital sur les bords de seine.

A relly interesting place to visit, you can see the cell of Marie-​Antoinette and how the poor prisoner were treat too.
The monument is beautiful too.
Only bad thing is it s a bit small and the visit is quickly done.

Monument longeant la Seine, retraçant à travers la visite de ses salles l’histoire de France. Ancien palais mais aussi prison, on peut s’imaginer aisément en visitant la conciergerie les conditions de vie de l’époque. Très bel endroit.

Avis nullement objectif…
…puisque passionnée du personnage de Marie-​Antoinette, et venue uniquement pour voir son dernier cachot. Ce cachot, donc, est trés intéressant: sa reconstitution, en particulier avec les mannequins, rendent l’endroit trés émouvant. La tapisserie arrachée, le tapis miteux sous verre… la vision des derniers objets de son existence, tout cela apporte une touché glaciale à la visite. Le reste est intéressant: la grande salle d’Armes, les autres cachots, quelques explications sur la révolution française, une salle audio pour se reposer et s’informer, et une jolie cour pour prendre l’air. Parisiens: profitez de la gratuité du lieu chaque premier dimanche du mois…

Der imposante gotische Palast wurde 1301 – 15 von Philipp le Bel erbaut. Bis in die zweite Hälfte des 14. Jhs. fällt die Geschichte der Conciergerie mit der des Palais de la Cité zusammen. Als Karl V beschloss, den Palast zu verlassen, hat er nur die Verwaltung zurück gelassen.
Damit begann die Geschichte des Gefängnisses der Conciergerie, benannt nach der Wohnung des Concierge, dem mit großer Macht und vielen Privilegien ausgestatteten Verwalter des Königs. Ravaillac, der Mörder von Henri iV, wurde hier gefoltert.
Nach dem Fall der Monarchie wurde die Conciergerie vom 1793 eingerichteten Revolutionsgericht übernommen. In zwei Jahren verbrachten 2.700 zum Tode Verurteilte hier ihre letzten Stunden, darunter Marie Antoinette und Robespierre.
1914 wurde die Conciergerie zum Denkmal erklärt und ist sedither der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich.
Heute kann man die Salles des Gardes, die Salle des Gens dArmes, die mittelalterliche Küche, die Folterkammern und das Gefängnis besichtigen (auch die Zelle von Marie Antoinette). Außerdem bekommt man Einblicke in die Geschichte anderer berühmter Revolutionsgefangener.

On va à la conciergerie pour visiter l’avant dernière demeure de Marie-​Antoinette, et finalement ce n’est pas sa cellule ni son histoire que l’on retiendra de la visite, mais l’exiguïté des cellules des candidats à la guillotine, les plus démunis. Le système de castes entre eux et l’atmosphère du lieu

Fue una antigua cárcel
La historia de la Conciergerie se confunde, hasta la segunda mitad del siglo XIV, con la del Palacio de la Cité. Posteriormente, a principio del siglo XX la Conciergerie, monumento declarado de interés artístico, deja de ser una prisión. Desde entonces puede ser visitado por el publico. Es verdadermente interesante ver como era una cárcel antigua.