What you'll hear inside La Conciergerie:

• 1
  Salle des Gens d'Armes

  The Salle des Gens d'Armes is Europe's largest non-religious Gothic hall, built in the 14th century.

• 2
  Salle des Gardes

  This chamber was constructed under Philippe IV as an antechamber to Parliament, though it later served a grimmer purpose as a holding cell for the city's poorest detainees.

• 3
  Chapelle des Girondins

  Built in 1776, this chapel served the imprisoned, with women attending services from a gallery above the main floor.

• 4
  Expiratory Chapel of Marie-Antoinette

  This commemorative chapel was built in 1815 by Louis XVIII on the exact site where Marie-Antoinette's prison cell once stood.

• 5
  Cour des Femmes

  The Cour des Femmes is the courtyard where female prisoners, amongst them Marie Antoinette, were permitted exercise.

• 6
  Tour de l'Horloge

  This 14th-century tower once housed Paris's first public clock and is adorned with sculptures of Justice and Law by Germain Pilon.

• 7
  Tour Bonbec

  Bonbec Tower is a circular 13th-century structure that once housed a torture chamber during the Reign of Terror.

• 8
  Caesar and Silver Towers

  A pair of circular towers dating from the 14th century, these structures stand sentinel at the northern gateway of Paris.