Vincennes Prison
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Vincennes Prison was a notorious French state prison and fortress near Paris, historically used to detain political prisoners and notable figures such as Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vincennes Prison canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French prison
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Bois de Vincennes ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval fortress ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Val-de-Marne
ⓘ
Forts in Île-de-France ⓘ Prisons in France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
royal hunting lodge
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain walls
ⓘ
dungeon ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ |
| inception | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detention of intellectuals and nobles
ⓘ
harsh conditions ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | French ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Paris city center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Vincennes, Indiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Vincennes
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Île-de-France region
ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedInBuilding | keep of the Château de Vincennes ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Val-de-Marne ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Denis Diderot
ⓘ
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau ⓘ Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vermandois ⓘ Marquis de Sade ⓘ Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ |
| officialName | Prison de Vincennes ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
French monarchy
ⓘ
French state (partially) ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| partOf |
Château de Vincennes
ⓘ
French royal fortifications ⓘ Parisian defensive system ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
imprisonment of Mirabeau in the 1770s
ⓘ
use as a state prison under Louis XV ⓘ use as a state prison under Louis XVI ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of political prisoners
ⓘ
military fortress functions ⓘ state imprisonment ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.