Coulommiers prison
The prison in Coulommiers , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France , was built in the 1850th The former prison at Impasse Venet-Rotival , outside the historic city center, has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1996 .
The quarry stone building was built according to plans by the architect Mangeon and was used as a prison until 1958. It is 28 meters long and 15 meters wide. The building is surrounded by a high wall and protected by a moat. Access to the site is via a bridge.
The Coulommiers City Library has been located in the building of the former prison since 2003.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 328.
Web links
Commons : Prison (Coulommiers) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Description at fr.topic (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ancienne prison (Coulommiers) in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '44.64 " N , 3 ° 5' 9.96" E