Admissions for the Conciergerie are: 7 euros for adults; 4.50 euros for those between the ages of 18

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atlanta georgia car rental enterprise Three towers survive from the medieval Conciergerie: the Caesar Tower, named in honor of the Roman emperors; the Silver Tower, atlanta georgia car rental enterprise used as the royal treasury; and the Bonbec ("good beak") Tower, where prisoners were tortured, encouraged to "sing".
During the Revolution, the Conciergerie housed the Revolutionary Tribunal, and served as a prison for up to 1,200 male and female prisoners at a time. The Tribunal sat in the Great Hall between 1793-1795, and sent nearly 2,600 prisoners to the guillotine.
Admissions for the Conciergerie are: 7 euros for adults; 4.50 euros for those between the ages of 18-25; free for those under 18 years of age or under 26 years old if EU citizen as well as for disabled guests and their companion.
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