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Square in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France
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The Place de l'Estrapade is a square in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is located where the Rue de l'Estrapade meets the Rue Lhomond and the Rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques and marks the border between quartier du Val-de-Grâce and la Sorbonne.

Place de l'Estrapade

It is named after the 'estrapade' or strappado inflicted there on prisoners (especially Protestants) until it was forbidden by Louis XIII of France. It has also been known as the Carrefour de Braque and the Place Neuve-de-Fourcy.

In popular culture

The Place de l'Estrapade was prominently featured in the 2020 Netflix television show Emily in Paris and in the 2023 Netflix film The Killer.

Sources

  • Landel, Vincent (1999). Place de l'Estrapade (in French). La Table Ronde. ISBN 978-2710308881.

48°50′43″N 2°20′41″E / 48.8452°N 2.3448°E / 48.8452; 2.3448

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