In the Palais de Justice one should visit the Sainte-Chapelle; this fine gothic chapel, with is stainedglass windows, is all that is left of the Xlllth century Palace built by Saint-Louis, in the Conciergerie three superb gothic rooms, built by Philippe le Bel in the XlVth century, still remain.

Famous people were held in the Conciergerie during the Terror, among whom Marie-Antoinette, Mme Elizabeth (Louis XVl's sister), Mme Récamier, Mme Roland, Charlotte Corday, Mme du Barry, André Chénier, Général Hoche, and Philippe Egalité. Visit is possible every day.

On the corner, by the quai, stands the Tour de l'Horloge (the Clock Tower) erected under Jean le Bon (1350) with the Clock by Germain Pilon(1585).