Wall of the Farmers-General toll gates

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The Wall of the Farmers-General toll gates was a late-18th-century Parisian barrier designed by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux to control and tax goods entering the city, notorious for its unpopularity and later demolition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city wall
tax barrier
urban enclosure
alsoKnownAs Ferme générale
surface form: Mur des Fermiers généraux
architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux
commissionedBy Ferme générale
constructionEnd 1791
constructionStart 1784
country France
criticizedFor taxing goods rather than defending the city
demolishedIn 1860s
19th century
endTime 19th century
follows Wall of the Farmers-General
surface form: Wall of Louis XIII
function fiscal barrier rather than military fortification
hasPart Barrière Saint-Martin
Barrière de Belleville
Barrière de Bercy
Barrière de Charenton
Barrière de Chartres
Barrière de Clichy
Barrière de Courcelles
Barrière de Fontainebleau
Barrière de Grenelle
Barrière de Montmartre
Barrière de Neuilly
Barrière de Passy
Barrière de Reuilly
Barrière de Sèvres
Barrière de Vincennes
Barrière de la Gare
Rotunda of the Barrière de la Villette
surface form: Barrière de la Villette

Barrière du Combat
Barrière du Maine
Barrière du Roule
Place du Trône
surface form: Barrière du Trône

Barrière du Trône-Saint-Antoine
Barrière d’Enfer
Barrière d’Italie
influencedUrbanDevelopmentOf Paris
languageOfName French
locatedIn Paris
notableFeature monumental customs pavilions designed by Ledoux
series of toll gates (barrières)
notableFor extreme unpopularity among Parisians
partlyPreservedAs some surviving Ledoux toll pavilions
politicalContext Ancien Régime
French Revolution
purpose to control goods entering Paris
to levy octroi taxes on goods
replacedBy Boulevards des Maréchaux NERFINISHED
startTime 1780s

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Claude Nicolas Ledoux notableWork Wall of the Farmers-General toll gates