La Conciergerie

The Hall of the Guards - taken on Monday when I visited the Conciergerie on Ile de la Cite.

During the French Revolution, hundreds of prisoners were taken from here to be executed at a number of locations around Paris.

[Margo]

Beautiful arches

[Mona]

Fantastic repetition, arches, and I love this single person far off and your choice of light black and white.

[Joanna kate]

Stunning lighting, showing the arches so well

[Martina]

Wonderful photo!

[Lee]

Very nice shot.

[Leila]

Great shot! good call to include a human element to offset the architectural repetitiveness

[Graeme Stevens]

Great composition

[judith deacon]

Great shot. Lovely tones and repetitions

[Wylie]

Lovely!

[Jocasta]

Gruesome Revolution times - wonderful space

[Bep]

Beautiful arches.

[Tom]

Love the light gray tones and then the person in bold black

[PhylM-S]

Beautiful shot with the lighting... what a heavy place. Amazing the history we walk among-st... may it never be repeated.

[Michelle Renee]

Wonderful shot!

[Richard Sayer]

Stunning! I especially like how the lone figure gives both perspective and reminds us of those who departed from here.

[Kathy]

I like this high key view of the this building with all the arches.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful Fav

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely shot

[Christopher Cox]

Wonderful, and great that you have the person silhouette - it makes the shot

[Tunia McClure]

The person helps us understand the size of this beautiful place.

[KWind]

I remember going to that place. There were MASSIVE fireplaces. Such a beautiful image!

[Sarah Bremner]

WOW that's amazing....love the lines and all the skill and craft involved in such constructions.

[Gayle]

Stunning capture, Issi! I really like the lone person in the distance giving us a size perspective.

[Milanie]

Stunning shot - love the lighting and the lone figure. Really emphasizes the immense size of this. Fav

[*lynn]

impressive architecture and shot ~ fav

[Cathie]

Beautiful!

[HelenM]

Yes, beautiful. Like the glowing ceiling