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This cemetery in southeastern Paris has been "the" place to be buried since the early 19th century. Moliere and La Fontaine (two of the 17th century French men of letters) were the first interments, followed by illustrious and (excusez-moi) foreign luminaries. Among the latter are Oscar Wilde, Italian composer Rossini (now empty) and the much-celebrated but controversial plot of Jim Morrison, late of The Doors, now of the Dead (and possibly soon to be evicted). Leave a Comment
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While most visitors to Montmartre note little besides the Moulin Rouge and Sacre Coeur while they dodge mimes and street artists in this vaudevillian quarter, the Cimetiere de Montmartre attracts fewer visitors than its residents might merit. Among the original interments here are Stendhal and Emile Zola, though like Pere Lachaise many of France's most illustrious now reside under the dome of the Pantheon, while their original tombs lie in state in the unfrequented fields of Montmartre. Leave a Comment
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Jim Morrison, singer for The Doors, is buried in Pere Lachaise cemetery. Chopin, Maria Callas, Bizet, Delacroix, Isadora Duncan, Moliere, and many others are buried here too.
I's quite an old cemetery so just walking around here is really cool/erie.
I think there was a guide/map at the entrance, with a map and where the big names are buried. I looked, memorized and promptly forgot. It's too easy, for me anyway, to get lost. So I was wandering around and then spotted a group of 20-somethings, with long hair and grungy clothes. They seemed to know where they were going so I followed them. They/we found it 5 minues later. His grave is shoved in between a lot of others. There was a little tribute to him with cd's, letters, and other things near the gravestone. Someone lit a cigarette and put it on his gravestone, then whipped out a bottle of whiskey, lit a cig for himself, and had his pic taken there.
Looks like you walk in the entrance, and veer right to find Morrisons.
It's a good walk from downtown, but a nice walk--after all this is Paris. Leave a Comment
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A sculpture of Marie-Antoinette inside the Chapelle Expiatoire (see above). People still leave flowers in her memory. If you visit, be sure to notice the beautiful portrait of Marie to the left of the statue. Also go down the stairs to see the crypt. The small chapel with the stained glass window is, in theory, where the body of Marie and Louis XVI were found. Leave a Comment
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At the end of the 18th century, as Paris began to expand, a problem developed: what to do with all the bodies that had been buried outside the city, now that the city was growing bigger. The solution: create a remarkable underground series of tunnels and chambers, and move the bodies from the cemeteries to these catacombs. From 1785 to 1850, approximately 6 million departed souls had their bones relocated. Today, they await visitors in what is an incredibly eerie tour below the city of light. The public visit takes you on a remarkable underground journey, but the public views only a small portion of this underground world.
l'ossuaire de Denfert-Rochereau
1, place Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris
Métro: Denfert-Rochereau
RER: Denfert-Rochereau
Closed Mondays & holidays. Open 9 AM to 4 PM Tuesday-Sunday.
Be sure to check out the sculpture of the lion at Place Denfert Rochereau-- it is by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, most noted for his Liberty Enlightening the World in New York Harbor. Leave a Comment Phone: 01.43.22.47.63
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Chapelle Expiatoire
This small chapel honors Marie-Antoinette and her husband King Louis XVI, whose bodies were unceremoniously dumped into lime pits here, after their beheading (along with 3000 other headless Revoultion victims, including Charlotte Corday, who assassinated Marat, and Madame DuBarry, mistress of Louis XV). Whatever your thoughts on Marie or religion, this feels like a sacred place. There are statues of Marie and Louis, a beautiful dome, and an underground chapel and crypt. The park outside (Square Louis XVI) is a peaceful slice of green in an otherwise busy section of Paris.
Louis XVIII had Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette’s remains transfered to the royal tomb in St-Denis in 1815, 22 years after the guillotine had ended their lives. At his request this memorial chapel was built (1816-1826) to honor the first resting place of his brother and his sister-in-law.
The park is open every day, but the chapel is open only on Thursday-Saturday from 13h00 to 17h00 (call to make sure first... the opening hours and days seem to change fairly regularly). Admission to the chapel is € 2.50.
29, rue Pasquier - Square Louis XVI , 75008 Paris
Métro: Saint Augustin or St. Lazare
RER: Auber
... or a 10 minute walk from the Grands Magasins on blvd Haussmann Leave a Comment Phone: 01 42 65 35 80
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I strongly suggest a visit to the cemetery Père-Lachaise. It is a place of tranquil beauty... a bit eerie... a city of the dead. Some of the tombstones are awesome-- superb sculptures, stone carvings, bronze statues... The picture on the left here is the grave of Oscar Wilde. Some overzealous fan removed an intimate part of the sculpture long ago. You can also find Chopin, Modigliani, Héloïse et Abélard (it is very interesting and touching to see the lovers from around the world who stand in silence at these tombs), Alfred de Musset , Guillaume Apollinaire, Honoré de Balzac, ... And of course, you can join hippies of all countries and all ages paying homage to Mr. Morrison (whose fans, unfortunately, have done a lot of damage to the cemetery).
There are three possible Metro stops For the main entrance, (Porte principale): Metro Philippe-Auguste. Other entrances--
Porte des Amandiers: Metro Père-Lachaise.
Porte Gambetta : Metro Gambetta. Open from 8h30 to 17h30 daily (opens at 9 AM Sundays)
Address:
8,Boulevard de Ménilmontant et
16, rue du Repos
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OK, everybody raves about how cool and fun the Père-Lachaise is, and I totally agree. But people seem to neglect this wonderful, fun-filled cemetery here... the Cimetière du Montparnasse. It's got famous people, lovely morbid statues, and some post-modern tombs like I had never seen!
Here you'll find the tombs of Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, Emile Durkheim, Brancusi, Bartholdi (the Statue of Liberty sculptor), Camile Saint-Saëns, César Frank, and many other tombs, of unknown people , that are nonetheless great works of art.
Pictures on travelogue. Leave a Comment
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This grave I couldn't miss. Jim Morrison, a great American poet.
'Do you know the warm progress under the stars?
Do you know we exist?
Have you forgotten the keys to the Kingdom?
Have you been born yet and are you alive?'
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'Do you know we are being led to slaughters by placid admirals
and that fat slow generals are getting obscene on young blood
Do you know we are ruled by T. V....'
from "An American Prayer" Leave a Comment
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It looks as a small town, the beautiful tombs being the last homes of many famous and not so famous people. Some of them are real pieces of art, there are also beautiful statues here and there. I'm not sure it's off the beaten path as there are some tourists looking for celebs' graves but still it's much less crowded and more peaceful than the typical touristy places. Leave a Comment
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