We didn't have any trouble finding the Conciergerie. We'd been by it twice while we were trying to find Notre Dame. It's a medieval palace used as a court and prison from 1380 to 1914, including the French Revolution. (Check out the picture on the website.) Marie Antoinette was imprisoned here.
It has a wonderful clock tower.
Inside was a thoroughly medieval hall used for trials during the Revolution.
They had a nifty device that allowed us to see what it would have once looked like, colorfully painted and furnished. We could touch various items to get more information.
Here Ingrid is standing practically in one of the four massive fireplaces in the corners of the kitchen when food was cooked for those in the hall.
The Revolution prison part where Marie Antoinette was confined before her execution was too tight and crowded to get good pictures. (I didn't find any on the website either. They must have found it as difficult as I did to get a good shot.)
There's a nice gift shop where I bought a new Blessing Book for a coming year (blank book to record things I'm thankful for). It has a lovely medieval-looking cover.
Last stop: Sainte-Chapell
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