The Frioul archipelago in the Gulf of Marseilles includes several islands of various sizes, which in ancient times were used as a habitat for a dubious public. By order of King Francis I, in 1524-1531, a fortress was built on one of the small islands closest to Marseille. This is not the only fortification in the archipelago, there are fortifications to protect Marseilles on other, more significant islands, respectively, and the fortresses there are more serious. And the castle of If, according to experts, was built rather carelessly and had no great defense value. Fortunately, this fortress was never attacked by anyone, but it looked awesome. At the end of the 16th century, it was decided to use the castle as a prison for especially dangerous criminals - it was more suitable for this purpose.
The first prisoner appeared in the castle in 1582. Soon the prison was filled to overflowing with Huguenots.
The placement of prisoners on different floors took into account not only the severity of the charges, but also the well-being of the victims. For money, you could get a camera with a view of the sea, and the poor and especially dangerous criminals were sent to dungeons without electricity. The view from the castle to the city was different - the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde cathedral, which adorns the panorama of Marseille, did not exist in the time of Monte Cristo. Alexander Dumas settled his hero in a dungeon for seventeen years, and the object owes its popularity to him. The castle was opened for visitors in 1890, in 1926. it was recognized as a historical monument. Now the scenery of the prison cells of Edmond Dantes and Abbé Faria with a hole between them is equipped there, but this is the same hoax as Juliet's balcony in Verona, since there were no such characters in reality.
And from real remarkable personalities, the leaders of the uprising in Marseille in 1871 were kept here.
, and Gaston Cremieux, one of the few sober-minded and humane communards, who headed the Marseille commune, was shot here, but there is not a word about this in the exposition.
The first prisoner appeared in the castle in 1582. Soon the prison was filled to overflowing with Huguenots.
The placement of prisoners on different floors took into account not only the severity of the charges, but also the well-being of the victims. For money, you could get a camera with a view of the sea, and the poor and especially dangerous criminals were sent to dungeons without electricity. The view from the castle to the city was different - the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde cathedral, which adorns the panorama of Marseille, did not exist in the time of Monte Cristo. Alexander Dumas settled his hero in a dungeon for seventeen years, and the object owes its popularity to him. The castle was opened for visitors in 1890, in 1926. it was recognized as a historical monument. Now the scenery of the prison cells of Edmond Dantes and Abbé Faria with a hole between them is equipped there, but this is the same hoax as Juliet's balcony in Verona, since there were no such characters in reality.
And from real remarkable personalities, the leaders of the uprising in Marseille in 1871 were kept here.
, and Gaston Cremieux, one of the few sober-minded and humane communards, who headed the Marseille commune, was shot here, but there is not a word about this in the exposition.
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