Palais de Justice : My Photos Do Not Give It Justice

I passed by this magnificent structure known as the Justice building of France.

The Palais de Justice is located in the Ile de la Cite in central Paris, France. It is built on the site of the former royal palace of Saint Louis, of which the Sainte Chapelle remains. Thus the justice of the state has been dispensed at this site since medieval times.



 

From the sixteenth century to the French Revolution this was the seat of the Parlement de Paris. The Palais also contains the ancient structure of the Conciergerie, a former prison, now a museum, where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned before being executed on the guillotine.