Mazas Prison

Last updated January 16, 2026

The Mazas Prison (French : Prison Mazas) was a prison in Paris, France.

Designed by architects Émile Gilbert and Jean-François-Joseph Lecointe, it was inaugurated in 1850 and located near the Gare de Lyon, on the Diderot boulevard.^[1] It is mentioned in Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. The building was destroyed in 1900.

References

↑ Perrot, Michelle (2010). "À márgem: solteiros e solitários" [By the margins: the lone and unmarried]. In Ariès, Philippe; Duby, Georges (eds.). História da vida privada[History of Private Life] (in Portuguese). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). São Paulo: Companhia das Letras. p. 289. ISBN 9788571640825.

External links

Webpage with information and a picture of the prison (in French)

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[1] Perrot, Michelle (2010). "À márgem: solteiros e solitários" [By the margins: the lone and unmarried]. In Ariès, Philippe; Duby, Georges (eds.). História da vida privada[History of Private Life] (in Portuguese). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). São Paulo: Companhia das Letras. p. 289. ISBN 9788571640825.

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