I believe #EmilyInParis viewers should know a historical fact about where she lives: Place de l'Estrapade.
It's located in the Fifth Arrondissement, in the Quartier Latin, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Paris.
It's located in the Fifth Arrondissement, in the Quartier Latin, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Paris.
Until 1687, this cute little place hosted an 'estrapade', or 'strappado', a torture instrument that is not exactly Instagram-friendly.
It consisted in suspending the victim by a rope tied to the wrists, behind their back, resulting in dislocated shoulders.
It consisted in suspending the victim by a rope tied to the wrists, behind their back, resulting in dislocated shoulders.
To speed up death (and/or to make it more dramatic), a layer of sadism was added: the rope was released then abruptly blocked just before the victim touched the ground, leading to further pain and dislocation. #EmilyInParis
The instrument was removed from Place de l'Estrapade in 1687 when the place got renovated. But the estrapade was used in France until 1776, especially against deserters and Protestants.
You'll find more info here fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrapade… and there en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strappado
You'll find more info here fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrapade… and there en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strappado
Also, as you can see on the screenshot from GMaps, the offices of Universal Music are right by Gabriel's restaurant. Institut Curie, a cancer research center, is one block south (Marie Curie discovered radium there), the ENS is one block east, the Panthéon in one block north.
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