Barrière du Trône
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The Barrière du Trône was a toll barrier in the wall of the Fermiers généraux that was built around Paris in the 1780s. It was part of a wall that, just prior to the French Revolution, surrounded Pari
Barrière du Trône near the Place de la Nation
Photo of the barrière du Trône taken by Eugène Atget in 1903 or 1904. Note the guardhouse serving as a pedestal for the column and, on the left, the structure housing tax offices and lodging for personnel.
Decoration at the base of one of the columns
The northern customs house located in the 11th arrondissement
Barrière d'Enfer
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The Barrière d'Enfer is a pair of tollhouses in Paris that once served as a gate through the Wall of the Farmers-General at the current location of the Place Denfert-Rochereau.
One of the buildings that defines the Barrière d'Enfer.
The entrance to the catacombs at the eastern pavilion.