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| Keywords: Prison de l'Abbaye St. Germain, 1831 B.jpg Although the Prison de l'Abbaye Saint-Germain dates as far back as 1522 it is best known for the massacre that took place at its gates in September of 1792; a total of 314 people were killed here at this time during the Reign of Terror After the Revolution the building was used solely as a military prison as shown here and its main cell was located 30 feet below ground and did not allow ample room for a prisoner to stand upright The prison was eventually destroyed in 1857 when the boulevard Saint-Germain was extended 1831 engraving Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1093026042776375 PD-old Engravings of buildings in Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library 1831 in Paris 1831 engravings Prison de l'Abbaye | ||||
