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| Keywords: Prison de l'Abbaye St. Germain, 1831.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-100 Engravings of buildings in Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library 1831 in Paris 1831 engravings Prison de l'Abbaye Valued images of Paris Prison de l'Abbaye 12 18 23 February 2013 UTC Prison de l'Abbaye St Germain 1831 jpg | ||||
