
Légende
Paris, France. The Grand Chatelet. Fortress built by King Louis VI (1081-1137) on the right bank of the Seine River. It was rebuilt in stone after the Norman incursions. After its use as a fortress was discarded, it became the Provost of Paris' headquarter, housing prisons and torture chambers. It was demolished in 1808 by order of Napoleon. Main facade. Facsimile after an engraving by Matthäus Merian in ""Topographia Galliae"", by Martin Zeiler. Published Frankfurt, 1655. ""Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance"", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.
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Date
24 juil. 2018
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG24A06_047
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (1,5Mo) / 27,3cm x 27,5cm / 3226 x 3248 (300dpi)