Rue De L'Estrapade
The Rue de l’Estrapade is a street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, situated at the border between the quartier du Val-de-Grâce and the quartier de la Sorbonne. It follows the line of the Wall of Philip II Augustus and is named after the 'estrapade' or strappado form of torture inflicted at the nearby place de l'Estrapade, especially on several Protestants during their torture. References * Estrapade The strappado, also known as corda, is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind his back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dislocated shoulders. Weights may be added to t ...

Rue De L'Estrapade
The Rue de l’Estrapade is a street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, situated at the border between the quartier du Val-de-Grâce and the quartier de la Sorbonne. It follows the line of the Wall of Philip II Augustus and is named after the 'estrapade' or strappado form of torture inflicted at the nearby place de l'Estrapade, especially on several Protestants during their torture. References * Estrapade The strappado, also known as corda, is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind his back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dislocated shoulders. Weights may be added to t ...

5th Arrondissement Of Paris
The 5th arrondissement of Paris (''Ve arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''. The arrondissement, also known as Panthéon, is situated on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, River Seine. It is one of the capital's central arrondissements. The arrondissement is notable for being the location of the Latin Quarter, Paris, Quartier Latin, a district dominated by universities, colleges and prestigious high schools since the 12th century when the University of Paris was created. It is also home to the National Museum of Natural History, France, National Museum of Natural History and Jardin des plantes in its eastern part. The 5th arrondissement is also one of the oldest districts of the city, dating back to Ancient history, ancient times. Traces of the area's past survive in such sites as the Arènes de Lutèce, a Ancient Rome, Roman amphitheatre, as ...
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Quartier Du Val-de-Grâce
The quartier du Val-de-Grâce is the 19th administrative district or 'quartier' of Paris, located in the 5th arrondissement of the city. Its borders are boulevard de Port-Royal to the south, boulevard Saint-Michel to the west, rue Soufflot, rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques and rue de l'Estrapade to the north and rue Mouffetard and rue Pascal to the east. It is named for the Val-de-Grâce military hospital and former abbey on boulevard de Port-Royal. Transport * RER B stations: ** Luxembourg station. ** Port-Royal station. Notable sites and attractions * Val-de-Grâce hospital and its church. * Numerous prestigious institutions of higher education and research: ** École normale supérieure on Rue d'Ulm. ** Institut national agronomique on Rue Claude-Bernard. ** Institut Curie on Rue d'Ulm and Rue Lhomond. ** École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris on Rue Vauquelin. ** École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris on Rue Pierr ...
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Quartier De La Sorbonne
The Quartier de la Sorbonne is the 20th administrative district or 'quartier' of Paris, France. It is located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, near the jardin du Luxembourg and the Sorbonne, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève. It contains Paris' main higher educational establishments and institutes and borders the Latin Quarter.Jacques Hillairet, Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris, éditions de Minuit, 1985 (), p. 452. Its borders are the river Seine to the north, the Boulevard Saint-Michel to the west, rue Soufflot, rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques and rue de l'Estrapade to the south and rue Descartes, rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève, rue Frédéric-Sauton and rue du Haut-Pavé to the east. References {{coord, 48.8492, N, 2.3444, E, source:wikidata, display=title 5th arrondissement of Paris Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *th ...
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Wall Of Philip II Augustus
The Wall of Philip Augustus is the oldest city wall of Paris (France) whose plan is accurately known. Partially integrated into buildings, more traces of it remain than of the later fortifications. History The wall was built during the struggles between Philip II of France (called Philip Augustus) and the Anglo-Norman House of Plantagenet. The French king, before leaving for the Third Crusade, ordered a stone wall to be built to protect the French capital in his absence. Origin The walls were fortified from 1190 to 1213, built under the command of Philip Augustus whom also contributed to the cost of building the wall. Any incoming attack from France's main military threat, the English, would arrive from the western end of the Seine and so the western limit of the wall was placed next to the king's royal palace, the Louvre. The building of the wall also had the intention to discourage further urban expansion and to stimulate the usage of undeveloped land within the walls. This ar ...
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Strappado
The strappado, also known as corda, is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind his back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dislocated shoulders. Weights may be added to the body to intensify the effect and increase the pain. This kind of torture would generally not last more than an hour without rest, as it would likely result in death. Other names for strappado include "reverse hanging", "Palestinian hanging" and . It was employed by the medieval Inquisition and many governments,
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Place De L'Estrapade
Place de l'Estrapade is a square in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is located where rue de l'Estrapade meets rue Lhomond and rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques and marks the border between quartier du Val-de-Grâce and quartier de la Sorbonne, la Sorbonne. It is named after the 'estrapade' or strappado inflicted there on prisoners (especially Huguenots, Protestants) until it was forbidden by Louis XIII of France. It has also been known as ''carrefour de Braque'' and ''place Neuve-de-Fourcy''. In popular culture Place de l'Estrapade was prominently featured in the 2020 Netflix television show ''Emily in Paris'' and in the 2023 Netflix ''The Killer (2023 film), The Killer''. Sources

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