a prison in Paris, France where many political and other offenders were held and tortured. In 1789, it was attacked, the prisoners released and the building demolished. —PDC Volume 7 Approved Glossary
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a prison in Paris, France where many political and other offenders were held and tortured. In 1789, it was attacked, the prisoners released and the building demolished.state prison in Paris, stormed and destroyed in 1789 in the French Revolution (1789@99). See also French Revolution in this glossary.