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Description
The Salle des Gardes (Guards Room) and the immense Salle des Gens d’armes (Hall of the soldiers), built under King Philip the Fair, still remain from the days of the medieval palace, as do the kitchens built under King John the Good. The Kings of France abandoned the palace at the end of the 14th century to settle in the Louvre and in Vincennes. It then took on a judicial role, and part of the palace was converted into prison cells. The Conciergerie became one of the principal places of detention during the French Revolution, with the installation of the Revolutionary Court. Its most famous prisoner was Marie-Antoinette. During the Restoration, a commemorative chapel was erected on the site of her cell.
Designated world heritage site by UNESCO.
Architectural style
- Gothique
Collections
- Architecture
- Documents
- Histoire
- Techniques
- Textiles
Epoque des collections
- Byzance (IVe - XVe)
- Moyen Age (Ve - XVe)
- Gothique (XIIe - XVe)
Services

Services and facilities of the establishment
- Educational activities
- Gift shop
- Bookshop
- Member of the Paris Museum Pass
- Car park/Parking
- Coach park
Documentation in a foreign language
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- Russian
- Japanese
- Chinese
Educational activities
Heritage workshops for school groups. From 7 years and up. Tel: +33 (0)1 53 40 60 85 / Fax: +33 (0)1 53 40 60 90.Combined tickets
Combined ticket with the Sainte-Chapelle: €17 / €15 (concessions); Combined ticket with the Histopad €22Coach park
Behind Notre-Dame Cathedral (chevet).Prices and times
Entrance fees and modalities
Independent tour
Group tour
€7,5; Reservation by email only at: resailedelacite@monuments-nationaux.frFree
Free for young people and children
Under 18sMethods of payment
- CB/Visa
- Eurocard/Mastercard
Opening times
Exceptional opening
- 1 January
- Easter
- Easter Monday
- Ascension Day
- 8 May
- Whitsuntide
- Whit Monday
- 14 July
- 15 August
- 1 November
- 11 November
Contact
Voir la carte
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Subway - Cité
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RER - Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame
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Bus - 21, 27, 38, 58, 85
Disability
Offer adapted to disabled visitors
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Hearing
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Mental
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Visual
Access facilities
- Adapted activities and visits
- Free admission for disabled visitors on presentation of proof
- Free admission for the accompanying person
Accessibility information
- Visual impairment: adapted visits and workshops.
- Hearing impairment: visits in French Sign Language are organized by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux
- Mental disability: adapted visits and workshop
Find out all you need to know about accessibility in France's National Monuments www.handicap.monuments-nationaux.fr
You can download the brochure presenting the various tours on offer for disabled people in the 12 national monuments in Paris and the Paris region by visiting the 'Contacts par Région' tab.
Contact : handicapidf@monuments-nationaux.fr
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