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Paris, France. The Grand Châtelet. Fortress built by King Louis VI (1081-1137) on the right bank of the Seine River. It was rebuilt in stone after the Norman incursions. After its use as a fortress was discarded, it became the Provost of Paris' headquarter, housing prisons and torture chambers. It was demolished in 1808 by order of Napoleon. Main façade. Facsimile after an engraving by Matthäus Merian in "Topographia Galliae", by Martin Zeiler. Published Frankfurt, 1655. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

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Paris, France. The Grand Châtelet. Fortress built by King Louis VI (1081-1137) on the right bank of the Seine River. It was rebuilt in stone after the Norman incursions. After its use as a fortress was discarded, it became the Provost of Paris' headquarter, housing prisons and torture chambers. It was demolished in 1808 by order of Napoleon. Main façade. Facsimile after an engraving by Matthäus Merian in "Topographia Galliae", by Martin Zeiler. Published Frankfurt, 1655. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Personalities:

PROVOST (19th Century) • MATTHAUS MERIAN

Location:

PRIVATE COLLECTION

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Album / Prisma

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3226 x 3248 px | 30.0 MB

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27.3 x 27.5 cm | 10.8 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)

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