The Palais de la Cité in Paris has a long and layered history, and the article traces it through a large timeline. Within the complex, the Sainte-Chapelle was built between 1241 or 1242 and 1248. The article gives the starting year as uncertain, so the date here is approximate.
The Tour de l'Horloge, the clock tower, rises 154 feet (47 meters). The article also gives conflicting dates for the use of the buildings as a prison, so those details are best checked against the source directly.
Much of the complex is now judicial. The Conciergerie was declared a national monument in 1862, and some of its rooms have been open to visitors since 1914. The palace is therefore both a working courthouse and a place that can be toured.
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