French guillotine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf execution device
gptkbp:addressed the_National_Razor
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Marie_Antoinette
gptkb:the_Jacobins
gptkb:Louis_XVI
mass executions
the Reign of Terror
the fall of the monarchy
capital punishment
the fall of Robespierre
the end of feudalism
the Napoleonic era
gptkbp:built local materials
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:criticism ethical concerns
gptkbp:depictedIn literature
films
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Joseph-Ignace_Guillotin
local_craftsmen
gptkbp:designedFor reduce suffering
quick execution
be portable
ensure humane execution
gptkbp:famousFor 18th century
gptkbp:featuredIn artworks
gptkbp:features sliding blade
gptkbp:firstHeld 1792
1977
gptkbp:hasArea cultural icon
gptkbp:height approximately 4 meters
gptkbp:heldIn historical memory
historical discussions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance human rights debates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French guillotine
gptkbp:influenced modern execution methods
gptkbp:influencedBy previous execution methods
gptkbp:inspiration political movements
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:France
gptkbp:madeOf wood and metal
gptkbp:operatedBy executioner
gptkbp:operationalStatus gravity
gptkbp:reduces 20th century
gptkbp:replacedBy lethal injection
other execution methods
gptkbp:subject debate
gptkbp:symbolizes the Enlightenment ideals
Revolutionary justice
gptkbp:usedBy Revolutionary government
the_Committee_of_Public_Safety
gptkbp:usedFor political executions
gptkbp:usedIn public squares
political purges
revolutionary tribunals
high-profile trials
public executions
gptkbp:uses gptkb:French_Revolution
1981
gptkbp:weight approximately 200 kg