Temple

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Tour du Temple stands in Paris (Paris), in the Île-de-France region of France. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The tower of the Temple no longer stands: this fortress built by the Templars in the Marais from 1240 onwards was demolished in 1808 on the orders of Napoleon I, who wanted to erase a site that had become a place of royalist pilgrimage. Today one visits its former location, in the northern part of the 3rd arrondissement, more for its history than for any standing structure: it was here that Louis XVI and his family were imprisoned between 1792 and 1795, and where the young Louis XVII died. A visit here means tracing a vanished site while walking through the neighbourhood around what is now the town hall of the 3rd arrondissement.

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What to know

• The building was completely demolished in 1808, so no standing structure remains on site.
• The location lies in the northern Marais, in Paris, near the present-day town hall of the 3rd arrondissement.
• A visit means walking through the neighbourhood and relying on historical markers rather than entering a monument.
• There are no opening hours or admission fees since no building is open to the public.

Practical information

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Wheelchair access

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Where this château is

Paris · Paris · Île-de-France

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Address

160bis Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Château phone number

+33 1 45 67 16 68

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Heritage status

Protection status unknown

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

• This entry in Markdown
• Wikidata Q1067494
• Official website

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