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The Revolutionary rôle of the Conciergerie is a thing apart from the purport of this book, hence is not further referred to.
Royal Palaces and Parks of France Blanche McManus
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His official residence, known as the Conciergerie, subsequently became a prison, and so remains to this day.
The Story of Paris Thomas Okey 1893
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After seeing the splendor of Versailles and Sainte-Chapelle, the plain walls and arches of the Conciergerie were a stark contrast.
PastaQueen 2009
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You've got the Conciergerie, the Saint-Chapelle, and Notre Dame cathedral.
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The later gowns were worthy of Marie Antoinette, who knew the Conciergerie all too well.
A Paris Tour de Force From McQueen Line Christina Binkley 2011
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The event was staged at the Conciergerie, a Paris prison for high-value prisoners, which became known as "the antechamber to the guillotine".
Alexander McQueen wedding dress rumour fuelled by ice queen show 2011
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Reuters The collection showed at Paris's La Conciergerie, the infamous prison, was Ms. Burton's second as the brand's lead designer.
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This season, at Paris's La Conciergerie, a former prison, Ms. Burton started simply with white wool suits whose pleats were formed with metal zippers that could be partially unzipped.
A Paris Tour de Force From McQueen Line Christina Binkley 2011
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But in the context of the weekend's stories, the show – staged at the Conciergerie, from where Marie Antoinette was escorted to her death – appeared to send another message: that the mischievousness and irreverence that was a part of McQueen's soul lives on at the label.
Alexander McQueen wedding dress rumour fuelled by ice queen show 2011
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This feeling was sensibly increased when the mighty stone towers of the Conciergerie came into view, for who in England had not heard of the awful Revolutionary court where the queen had been condemned and hundreds more imprisoned and tried?
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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