Visite guidée du Palais de justice Cité

The Palais de l’île de la Cité, once home to the Capetian kings, is immense, with 28 km of galleries. It is a listed site steeped in history, from the Romans 2000 years ago to the French Revolution: Fouquier-Tinville's Revolutionary Tribunal, the trials of Marie-Antoinette, Robespierre and many others…

Today we can still attend ongoing trials in its courtrooms: the assize courts, Court of Cassation and Court of Appeal remained here after the TGI moved to Porte de Clichy. We will explore the remarkable salle des pas-perdus, the Cour de mai from which carts carried the condemned, and the splendid galerie de Saint-Louis…

Following the Bataclan trial and others due to follow in the new courtroom at the Palais de la Cité, the guide will lead you through this maze with the necessary authorisations for a 2h tour covering the site in depth.

Please note: Safety instructions: no sharp metal objects (scissors, nail files, knives, etc.) and no containers (water bottles, glass bottles, etc.). Please bring identification.

The guide's instructions regarding the organisation of the Palais de justice tour must be followed. Anyone disrupting these rules is unwelcome: - Phones must be completely switched off when entering courtrooms, including vibration and flight modes. - Complete silence is required when entering the rooms. - Stay in the courtroom for at least 20 minutes; after that, each person may leave at any time.