It's always a Good Idea to take a dip in History - Visit to the National Archives in Paris
Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well ! A few days ago, completely by chance, I was wandering around this part of central Paris and as I passed by this site, I thought I'd take a look around, as I hadn't done for a long time ! It was a good idea, because access to the museum and the tours is completely free, and it's not overcrowded either... But without further ado, let's get on with the hour-long tour !
This is the building where it all happens, accessed through a gate from the street. The courtyard and small garden are in the purest French style.
There's also a lovely garden to the right of the building, but unfortunately it was exceptionally closed that day !
As soon as you enter, you come across the staircase leading to the first floor, giving you visual access to the ceiling painted with classical scenes...
From there, you enter a room containing various archives, and I wanted to start with the most unusual ones ! For example, there's this so-called 'infernal machine' made up of 25 rifles assembled together, which were used to carry out an attempt on the life of King Louis-Philippe. King Louis-Philippe escaped unharmed, but not Giuseppe Fieschi, the inventor of the machine !
Here, exhibits and, in particular, a dagger that was used to assassinate the Bourbon duke in Napoleon's time... Just goes to show, not all archives are made of paper !
A sample of parchment, back to more classic things !
Here are examples of coded messages written on paper or on the front of a tunic. The first is an impossible love letter, coded so that no-one but the people concerned can read it. The second was written by a captive king who wrote his messages on the inside of the tunic of some of his visitors.
Here are a few examples of seals, but let's move on to the real reason for my visit...!
At this time of year, the scroll from the trial of the Knights Templar was on display. This religious order, which existed at the time of the Crusades, was dissolved by the king, who was engaged in a battle with the Pope of the time.
We later learned that the accusations of heresy were false and that the trial was more political. But it was too late, the damage had been done and most of the Templars were tortured and executed...
This is the seal of the Order of the Knights Templar and an explanation of its composition.
Here, some details of the parchment from the trial and the drawings that can be seen at the intersections of the pages are the seals of the various notaries and lawyers who authenticated the document.
Here we find the order for the arrest of the Templars...
And finally, the document written by the Pope of the time, Clement V, who, defeated by the speed of the King of France, ordered the transfer of the Templars' property to the Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem.
That's all for now, but let's take a stroll through the rest of the museum...
There's a little cabinet right next to the room where the Templar parchment was kept.
Here, another ceremonial room with several large marble fireplaces, a grand piano and Baroque chandeliers !
Another office with princely trappings...!
To continue our visit, I took a look at the exhibition dedicated to Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette and the French Revolution. There are many different archives here, but I wasn't able to get a more general view, as there were a lot more people there !
In order, there's a model of the Bastille prison and a plan of the Tuileries Palace.
A Republican Guard uniform and a map of Paris with its different places of power.
But I come back down earlier than planned to continue losing myself in the gilded flats...
Here, in a small adjoining room, you can see a reconstruction of how archives were stored in those days...
That's the end of our visit to this last setting and I hope you enjoyed it ! Thank you for your time :)
Take good care, I wish you an excellent day,
<3
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Bonjour à tous, j'espère que vous allez bien ! Il y a quelques jours et complètement par hasard, je me promenais dans ce quartier du centre de Paris et en passant devant ce site-là, j'ai eu envie d'aller y faire un tour comme cela faisait longtemps ! C'était une bonne idée car l'accès au musée et aux visites est totalement gratuit et que ce n'est pas non plus plein de monde... Mais attaquons sans plus tarder cette visite d'une petite heure !
Voilà le bâtiment où tout ce joue et auquel on accède après un portail depuis la rue. La cour et le petit jardin sont dans le plus pur style "à la française".
Il y a aussi un adorable jardin sur la droite du bâtiment, malheureusement, celui-ci était exceptionnellement fermé ce jour-là !
Dès l'entrée, on tombe sur ces escaliers qui mènent à l'étage et nous donnent accès visuellement à ce plafond peint de scènes classiques...
Depuis là, on accède à une salle où sont placées différentes archives et j'ai voulu commencer par celles qui sortaient le plus de l'ordinaire ! On trouve par exemple cette machine dite "infernale" composée de 25 fusils assemblés entre eux et qui ont servis à commettre un attentat contre le roi Louis-Philippe. Ce dernier est sorti indemne, mais ce ne fut pas le cas de Giuseppe Fieschi, l'inventeur de la machine !
Ici, des pièces à conviction et notamment un poignard ayant servi à assassiner le duc des Bourbons à l'époque de Napoléon... Comme quoi, toutes les archives ne sont pas faites de papier !
Un échantillon de parchemin, on revient à des choses plus classiques !
Ici, ce sont des exemples de messages codés et successivement écrit sur du papier ou sur le pan d'une tunique. Le premier est une lettre d'amour impossible et qui est codé afin que personne, hormis les personnes concernées, ne puissent le lire. Le second fut écrit par un roi captif qui écrivait ses messages sur l'intérieur de la tunique de certains de ses visiteurs.
Là, quelques exemples de sceaux sont présentés, mais passons à la raison véritable de ma visite..!
À ce moment de l'année, c'était le rouleau du procès des Templiers qui était exposé. Cet ordre religieux qui existait au temps des croisades fut dissous par le roi qui était engagé dans une lutte avec le pape de l'époque.
On appris plus tard que les accusations d'hérésie étaient fausses et que ce procès était davantage politique. Mais il était trop tard et le mal était fait et la plupart des Templiers furent torturés et exécutés...
Voilà le sceau de l'ordre des Templiers et une explication sa composition.
Ici, quelques détails du parchemin du procès et les dessins que l'on peut voir aux intersections des pages sont les sceaux des différents notaires et hommes des loi qui authentifient ainsi le document.
Là, on trouve l'ordre d'arrestation des Templiers...
Et pour finir, le document écrit par le pape de l'époque, Clément V, qui vaincu par la rapidité du roi de France, ordonne le transfert des biens des Templiers à l'ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem.
Voilà pour cette visite du moment, mais allons un peu nous balader dans le reste du musée...
Voilà un petit cabinet juste à côté de la salle où se trouvait le parchemin des Templiers.
Ici, une autre salle d'apparat où l'on trouve notamment plusieurs grandes cheminées en marbre, un piano à queue et ces lustres si baroques !
Un autre cabinet d'étude aux atours princiers..!
Pour continuer notre visite, je suis allé faire un tour dans l'exposition dédiée à Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette et la Révolution Française. On trouve là beaucoup d'archives différentes, mais je n'ai pas pus faire de vues plus générale, là il y avait bien plus de monde !
Dans l'ordre, on retrouve une maquette de la prison de la Bastille et un plan du palais des Tuileries.
Un uniforme de la garde républicaine et un plan de Paris avec ses différents lieux de pouvoir.
Mais je redescends plus tôt que prévu pour aller continuer à me perdre dans les appartements pleins de dorures...
Ici, dans une petite pièce voisine, on peut voir une reconstitution de la manière dont étaient stockées les archives à l'époque...
Voilà notre visite qui se termine devant ce dernier décor et j'espère que vous aurez appréciée celle-ci ! Je vous remercie pour votre temps de lecture :)
Prenez bien soin de vous, je vous souhaite une excellente journée,
<3
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Hope one day I can be there 😊
I hope that too for you ! Have you been to Paris or France yet ?
I wish you a very lovely day @anggreklestari 😘
I never go abroad unfortunately. But I hope some day 😊
I hope that too for you 🤞😇 !
Have a lovely weekend @anggreklestari 😘
It's wonderful that you had the opportunity to explore this museum, and your narrative provides a rich context to the displayed items. The mix of historical events, personal observations, and the visual elements make for an engaging post
Many thanks for visiting and taking the time @silviared945 !
I must say, the building itself is magnificent. I would love to visit this place someday. I have always been curious about the knight Templars, I learnt something new about them and their trials today. Thanks to you. Those painted celling! Gorgeous 😍. It will look much better in person. The Glided flats are beautiful. I won't blame you for been carried away in there, I would too. Thank you for sharing your visit to the archive museum with us. I enjoyed reading your post😊.
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Hey @esther-emmanuel :)
Thank you for taking the time to visit 😇 I learnt too a lot about this event in time, knew a bit the story, but it's always nice to learn more !
Have a lovely day, I hope you're doing well 😘
Yes... I am doing okay... How about you? Have a beautiful ahead 🤗
Quite nice ! Everything is planted hehe :)
Have a great Sunday as well !
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Man, this place looks great. I especially love the ceiling inlays and paintings. The fact that they did this years ago makes it even more impressive to me. It's just incredible.
And it was definitely 😅 !
I'm glad you appreciated this visit :)
Take good care dear @incublus
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always cool to find something that is open and free and what a cool place to explore
Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk :)
Indeed ! I already been there, but it was quite some time ago so I was happily surprised by the free entrance !
You're welcome, thanks you for this community and your visits, I hope you're doing well 🤞
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Oh, there is no entrance fee for this museum? Now I just need to get to Paris and find the place :D
It is so nice... but I got stuck thinking what the infernal machine would do. Maybe better just think about those beautiful ceilings :))
Yeah, it's one of the free ones here in Paris, I love the idea of just entering without checking hehe 😅
That machine 😱 Gosh, people were already quite disturbed at that time ! You're right, ceilings are putting us up hehe !
Have a lovely day dear @mipiano, I hope you're doing well 🤞😘
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You know how much I love grandeur of palaces! 😍 This is such a nice place! I love how the library is integrated in the walls 😊
Have a lovely almost weekend! 😊
Hehe, I know and if I would have the opportunity to write a guide about the palace of Europe (and the world), we'll call it the Martina tour 😅
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Yeah, isn't it 😅 ?
Didn't started yet my part in the Normandy region !
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