Something not so nice
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Guillotine,
Rue Croix-Faubain
Isabella and some others asked me if I had nothing less attractive to show from France and Paris. Here is a try:
These pictures are from a today just ordinary street in Paris, called Rue Croix-Faubin, in the 11th arrondissement. There is however something surprising about this street, as you can find five rather big granite stones.
These stones supported the guillotine which was installed here for each – public – execution between the years 1851 and 1899. Just behind these stones you could then find the entrance to the Grande Roquette prison where the major criminals by that time were kept. The prison was demolished in 1900 and the place for executions changed. In the meantime, some 200 executions may have taken place.
Executions were public in France until 1937. The last execution took place in 1977 and capital punishment was officially - and I would add fortunately – at last abolished in 1981.
These pictures are from a today just ordinary street in Paris, called Rue Croix-Faubin, in the 11th arrondissement. There is however something surprising about this street, as you can find five rather big granite stones.
These stones supported the guillotine which was installed here for each – public – execution between the years 1851 and 1899. Just behind these stones you could then find the entrance to the Grande Roquette prison where the major criminals by that time were kept. The prison was demolished in 1900 and the place for executions changed. In the meantime, some 200 executions may have taken place.Executions were public in France until 1937. The last execution took place in 1977 and capital punishment was officially - and I would add fortunately – at last abolished in 1981. 
