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So today I went to visit the museum of the Paris police prefecture,a small but very pleasant museum which is at the third floor of an actual police station in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.
It now contains evidence, photographs, letters, memorabilia, and drawings that reflect major events in the history of France (including conspiracies and arrests), famous criminal cases and characters, prisons, and daily life in the capital such as traffic and hygiene.
Exhibits include lot and lot of interesting historical documents,uniforms,many weapons and tools used by criminals,police equipments etc.
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Just some pictures I took...
Lot of historical documents,many police reports and such from different eras.
Below is an edict from the King (dating back to 1700!)
Historical uniforms of the men of law in Paris....
Some exposed weapons seized/used from/by criminals...
Some other pictures...
^^
"Sword of justice" (XVII-XVIIIth century)
One of the most interesting thing is maybe this...
a real guillotine blade.
Above is written "Real guillotine blade used on place de Grève (in Paris) during the revolution." It's in steel and weighs 8,8kg!
Weird feeling to be in front of a thing that was really used to behead countless people...
Of course there's much more to discover,although the museum is small took me several hours to see everything in details. And the entry is entirely free. In case you are in Paris one day that could be worth the visit... and the personnel is so nice...
@waz @Indus Pakistan @Path-Finder @vostok @Hamartia Antidote @mike2000 is back @nahtanbob @Vortex @Sher Shah Awan
It now contains evidence, photographs, letters, memorabilia, and drawings that reflect major events in the history of France (including conspiracies and arrests), famous criminal cases and characters, prisons, and daily life in the capital such as traffic and hygiene.
Exhibits include lot and lot of interesting historical documents,uniforms,many weapons and tools used by criminals,police equipments etc.
-
Just some pictures I took...
Lot of historical documents,many police reports and such from different eras.
Below is an edict from the King (dating back to 1700!)
Historical uniforms of the men of law in Paris....
Some exposed weapons seized/used from/by criminals...
Some other pictures...
^^
"Sword of justice" (XVII-XVIIIth century)
One of the most interesting thing is maybe this...
a real guillotine blade.
Above is written "Real guillotine blade used on place de Grève (in Paris) during the revolution." It's in steel and weighs 8,8kg!
Weird feeling to be in front of a thing that was really used to behead countless people...
Of course there's much more to discover,although the museum is small took me several hours to see everything in details. And the entry is entirely free. In case you are in Paris one day that could be worth the visit... and the personnel is so nice...
@waz @Indus Pakistan @Path-Finder @vostok @Hamartia Antidote @mike2000 is back @nahtanbob @Vortex @Sher Shah Awan
