Wall of the Farmers-General toll gates

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The Wall of the Farmers-General toll gates was a late-18th-century Parisian barrier designed by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux to control and tax goods entering the city, notorious for its unpopularity and later demolition.

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Wall of the Farmers-General toll gates canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city wall ⓘ
tax barrier ⓘ
urban enclosure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mur des Fermiers généraux ⓘ
linked to: Ferme générale
architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux ⓘ
commissionedBy Ferme générale ⓘ
constructionEnd 1791 ⓘ
constructionStart 1784 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
criticizedFor taxing goods rather than defending the city ⓘ
demolishedIn 1860s ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
endTime 19th century ⓘ
follows Wall of Louis XIII ⓘ
function fiscal barrier rather than military fortification ⓘ
hasPart Barrière Saint-Martin ⓘ
Barrière de Belleville ⓘ
Barrière de Bercy ⓘ
Barrière de Charenton ⓘ
Barrière de Chartres ⓘ
Barrière de Clichy ⓘ
Barrière de Courcelles ⓘ
Barrière de Fontainebleau ⓘ
Barrière de Grenelle ⓘ
Barrière de Montmartre ⓘ
Barrière de Neuilly ⓘ
Barrière de Passy ⓘ
Barrière de Reuilly ⓘ
Barrière de Sèvres ⓘ
Barrière de Vincennes ⓘ
Barrière de la Gare ⓘ
Barrière de la Villette ⓘ
Barrière du Combat ⓘ
Barrière du Maine ⓘ
Barrière du Roule ⓘ
Barrière du Trône ⓘ
linked to: Place du Trône

Barrière du Trône-Saint-Antoine ⓘ
Barrière d’Enfer ⓘ
Barrière d’Italie ⓘ
influencedUrbanDevelopmentOf Paris ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locatedIn Paris ⓘ
notableFeature monumental customs pavilions designed by Ledoux ⓘ
series of toll gates (barrières) ⓘ
notableFor extreme unpopularity among Parisians ⓘ
partlyPreservedAs some surviving Ledoux toll pavilions ⓘ
politicalContext Ancien Régime ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
purpose to control goods entering Paris ⓘ
to levy octroi taxes on goods ⓘ
replacedBy Boulevards des Maréchaux ⓘ
startTime 1780s ⓘ

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Claude Nicolas Ledoux → notableWork → Wall of the Farmers-General toll gates ⓘ