Title
The prison of Petite Roquette for adolescents - 19th century
Caption
The prison of La Petite Roquette is a penitentiary for young prisoners in Paris - 11th arrondissement (France)
Designed by the architect Louis-Hippolyte Lebas, it was built according to the plan imagined by the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham, the panoptic : star-shaped buildings with a central tower for the surveillance of the prisoners. Inaugurated in 1836 by Louis-Philippe, it closed permanently in 1974.
Engraving by Félix Thorigny - Le Monde Illustré - July 1865
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis
Reference
LKO12A00_190
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,6Mb (2,4Mb) / 14,3in x 7,5in / 4299 x 2248 (300dpi)