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Saint Denis Basilica nearby Paris; heart in Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours in Nancy King Louis XVI: 1754–1793 first in the cemetery de la Madeleine, since 1815 in Saint Denis Basilica nearby Paris Marie Antoinette of Austria: 1755–1793 first in the cemetery de la Madeleine, since 1815 in Saint Denis Basilica nearby Paris King Louis XVII: 1785–1795
Jul 19, 2010 · Discover Cimetiere de Picpus in Paris, France: The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.
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Hers was just one of the many French monarch tombs I recently saw in the Basilica of Saint-Denis just north of Paris, where for centuries most all of the French kings and queens were interred ...
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Opened in 1804, the largest and most famous of the Paris cemeteries is Père Lachaise in the city’s east. Music fans should make a beeline for the grave of US rocker Jim Morrison, which attracts groupies. Walk this sprawling garden-style cemetery’s cobbled paths to see ornate tombs, moving memorials and atmospheric trees. The list of ‘celebrity dead...
Tree-dotted, 1825-founded Montmartre Cemeteryis Paris’s third largest cemetery, officially known as the Cemetery of the North. Set in an abandoned quarry, it was a mass grave during the French Revolution but is the resting place of artists and writers from this creative neighborhood. Stroll the 11-hectare grounds to spy legendary names among the 20...
Wander tranquil southern Montparnasse Cemetery on the Left Bank. French philosopher-writers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir are buried here, alongside poet Charles Baudelaire, author Guy de Maupassant, industrialist André Citroën, Irish writer Samuel Beckett and singer Serge Gainsbourg. In the 14th arrondissement, the city’s second largest ...
Enjoy views of the Palais de Chaillot, Seine and Eiffel Tower from Passy Cemetery, one of the smaller Paris cemeteries, behind Jardins du Trocadéro. Commissioned by Napoleon 1 in 1820, it became popular with aristocrats and has a heated waiting room! Shaded by horse-chestnut trees, it’s filled with monumental 19th-century graves hosting illustrious...
Hard-to-find Picpus Cemetery in the 12th is Paris’s largest private cemetery, hidden behind a nondescript wooden door. It was created from convent-seized land during the French Revolution and contains the mass graves of noblemen and nuns guillotined during the Terror (this section is closed to the public). Lafayette, a French aristocrat and militar...
No visit to Montparnasse is complete without a journey into The Paris Catacombs, a spooky labyrinth of underground tunnels in former quarries. History buffs can wander this 20-meter-deep maze, consecrated in 1786, where subterranean ossuaries contain the bones of around six million Parisians. Famous dead believed to rest here include French Revolut...
From atop the Arc de Triomphe you can admire sweeping Paris panoramas, but did you know that below it lies the World War 1 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Buried at the base in 1921, the soldier is honored each evening at 6.30pm when the eternal flame of remembrance is rekindled. Inaugurated in 1836 and commanding the western end of avenue des Champs-...
Dedicated to France’s military history, Les Invalides (Hôtel National des Invalides) in the 7th district includes the Musée de l’Armée, a church and the Dôme des Invalides. The dramatic gilded dome houses the Tomb of Napoleon 1 (Napoléon Bonaparte), an ornate sarcophagus one level below displayed on a granite pedestal on a circular mosaic floor. In...
The iconic dome and neo-classical columned façade of this former church-turned-mausoleum in the Latin Quarter make it a tourist favorite. Since the Revolution the Panthéon (1790) has been a final sanctuary for distinguished citizens who have shaped national identity. Eminent personalities buried in tombs in its crypt include writer-philosophers Vol...
In northern Paris large and leafy Batignolles Cemetery, dating from 1833, is peppered with interesting tombs and sculptures. A stroll from Porte de Clichy metro station in the 17th, it hosts some celebrated names but is less visited than many higher profile Paris cemeteries as it sits beside a major highway. Culture vultures can seek out the graves...
Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and draws 3.5 million visitors per year. Built in 1804, there are over a million people buried here, and one can still be interred today, as long as you have lived or died in Paris. Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest green space in Paris at 110 acres.
Basilica of Saint-Denis is the burial place of the Kings of France & the birth of Gothic Architecture. Get the best info & tips to visit Saint-Denis Basilica.
Aug 30, 2023 · Paris has 14 cemeteries operated by the city where you can visit the beautiful and historic graves of famous artists and thinkers, and opulent tombs of some of France’s richest and infamous citizens. These date to the early 1800s – when burials were banned inside the city limits (which was becoming unsanitary) and new cemeteries were built ...
