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What is built in place of where the guillotine once was in Paris?
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∙ 10y ago
there is no more any guillotine kept in Paris. You can see an impressive blade of the guillotine at the police museum:
Musée de la préfecture de police
Hôtel de police du 5e arrondissement
4, rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
75005 Paris
Open Monday through Friday from 9: to 17:00, Saturdays from 10: to 17:00
The entrance is free and the museum also presents a number of curiosities, such as the imprisonment order of the murderer of the king Henry IV (1610) or famous criminal cases.
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∙ 14y ago
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