Temple prison, Paris
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Temple prison in Paris was a medieval fortress later used as a revolutionary-era jail, most infamous for holding and witnessing the death of the young Louis XVII during the French Revolution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical building
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medieval fortress ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | fortified tower ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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death of Louis XVII of France ⓘ imprisonment of the French royal family ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Philippe Égalité (Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Knights Templar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentCommemoration | site marked in the modern urban fabric of Paris ⓘ |
| demolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | French authorities ⓘ |
| FrenchName | prison du Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionDuringFrenchRevolution | detention of members of the royal family ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityDuringRevolution | French revolutionary authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | gloomy and austere place of confinement ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| laterOwnership | House of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of the captivity of the French royal family ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Le Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Temple (Templar precinct) in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | massive keep known as the great tower ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Louis XVI of France
NERFINISHED
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Louis XVII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame Royale (Marie-Thérèse of France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame Élisabeth of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Antoinette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | fortified headquarters of the Knights Templar ⓘ |
| ownershipAfterTemplars | French Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Temple enclosure ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition | desire to remove a royalist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| usedAs |
revolutionary prison
ⓘ
royal prison ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Committee of Public Safety
NERFINISHED
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Paris Commune of 1792–1795 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of counter-revolutionary suspects
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detention of political prisoners ⓘ |
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