Montmartre cemetery

Non-tourist place in Montmartre
Rating 7110

3 february 2023Travel time: 2 february 2023
The Montmartre cemetery appeared after the decision of the authorities to liquidate all city cemeteries in 1825. Then it was far beyond the city limits. It was a quarry where gypsum was previously mined. That is why it is below ground level. Now it is one of the largest in Paris and covers an area of ​ ​ about 11 hectares. There are more than 20.000 graves here. This number is constantly increasing, as it is still valid. And although the cemetery is located in one of the most popular tourist and atmospheric districts of Paris, it usually does not fall into the tourist itineraries. Meanwhile, this is a very unusual and interesting place where many famous people are buried. The unusual thing about this cemetery is its location. A bridge was built right above the ancient crypts with a fairly active car traffic. Now some crosses almost touch the bridge.
You will be able to see expressive sculptures and tombstones made by the best masters of their time. Among the celebrities you can see the graves of Stendhal and Foucault, the empty burial of Zola (then was reburied in the Pantheon), Alexandre Dumas son and his muse Alfonsina Plessis (Lady of the Camellias), Edgar Degas, Gustave Moreau, Berlioz, Vaslav Nezhinsky, Dalida, Ampè re, Offenbach and many others.
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