14th century until the French Revolution, it was the headquarters of the Parlement of Paris. During the Revolution it served as a courthouse and prison,...

within the Parlement of Paris, which was not an elected assembly but a high court made up of prominent noblemen. On May 13, 1648, the Parlement called a...

Bréa (1790–1848) Rue de Buci named after Simon de Buci, President of the Parlement of Paris, who had purchased the Gate Saint-Germain (now demolished) in...

before 1405 given the delays caused by the legal procedures before the Parlement of Paris that conditioned his parents' marriage, according to archivist-paleographer...

Heures du Duc de Berry, 1410s The Louvre pictured in the Altarpiece of the Parlement de Paris [fr], mid-15th century The Louvre seen from the south, pictured...

number of stories and the slope of the roofs. Under a 1784 decree of the Parlement of Paris, the height of most new buildings was limited to 54 pieds or...

siege to the Hôtel de Ville to force the Parlement to join the Fronde of the princes. 13 October – The Parlement sends a delegation to Mazarin and the King...

first European to enter Tibet, arriving at Tsaparang. September 4 – The Parlement of Paris registers a decree forbidding the publication of criticism of...