Monuments of Paris

14th century
Conciergerie is built along the Seine. It is the important stronghold of Capetians and witness of the remarkable civilian architecture of the 14th century, the oldest prison in France where Marie-Antoinette was held during the Revolution. Towers of this edifice were so many times described by Balzac. All four of them can be seen at a distance: Tour de lÂ’Horloge, Tour Bombec, Tour dÂ’Ardent and Tour Cesar. The splendid gothic room date back to the 14th century.