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noun • a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) • a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution | ||||||||
| 33% | 7 | Berlin prison demolished in 1987 after the death of its last prisoner, Rudolf Hess | ||||||
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| 33% | 7 | Old prison of Great Wen put up, then demolished | ||||||
noun • a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 | ||||||||
Prison In Paris Demolished In The Revolution Crossword Clue
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Updated: October 13, 2023
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