The Rue de l’Estrapade is a street in the

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, situated at the border between the quartier du Val-de-Grâce and the

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. It follows the line of the Wall of Philip II Augustus and is named after the 'estrapade' or

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form of torture inflicted at the nearby Place de l'Estrapade, especially on several

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s during their torture.

References

* Estrapade {{Paris-road-stub