The Third Estate

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Place de la Concorde The site of the guillotine and a great public square, equipped with a grand fountain and imposing architecture, the Place de la Concorde is perpetually crowded with bloodthirsty mobs eager to witness one of the many executions the Committee of Public Safety orders.	1	6	Feb 26 2008, 09:16 AM In: Our tricolor is red, red, a... By: Jean-Lambert Tallien
Place de la Bastille The place where the Bastille stood only recently has just been turned into a great public square, where political demonstrations and celebrations often take place. The lighter side, one might say, of the Revolution occurs here.	1	0	Mar 5 2008, 01:20 PM In: Fête de la Liberté By: Maximillien Robespierre
The Back Alleys There is always a dark side to any city, and in this time of general chaos, there's a flourishing black-market trade. Prostitutes cater to anyone and everyone in the name of freedom, and dice-players gamble away what little they have left for food. More than one murder has taken place in the darker corners of Paris, but the National Guard has more pressing matters to take care of than cutthroats and thieves--for example, political subversives.	1	12	Feb 28 2008, 04:49 PM In: she's left to her own v... By: Nicole Millet
Taverne des Corbeaux Named for the black birds that perch in the nearby Place de la Concorde, site of public executions, this sumptuous meeting-place of all political sects is always filled with disputants... what might, in different times, be called the 'upper class'. The patrons of the Taverne des Corbeaux, however, will hasten to assure you that they are common people just like those who serve them...	0	0	-- In: ---- By:
Taverne de la Rivière The cheaper, more affordable place to spend time, the Taverne de la Rivière sits on the bank of the often-malodorous Seine. It's occupied by shady characters and the poor folk who once made up the city's rich bourgeoisie, along with the odd noble who's managed to escape the guillotine.	1	11	Feb 22 2008, 07:06 PM In: Quiet evenings. By: Jacques-Louis David
Residential Districts Even in the safety of one's own home, the Committee of Public Safety may always be watching. It's a tense thing to live in Paris, and every neighbor may be your enemy; you had best hope for a loving wife or husband and loyal children, or even this last refuge may be lost.	18	144	Feb 9 2009, 11:44 PM In: wow gold 2008 By: WOWGOLDdick