Cimetière du Montparnasse - Paris (France)
Cimetière du Montparnasse 21/01/2023 09h38
The Place Centrale of the Cimetière de Montparnasse with the statue Génie du sommeil éternel made by Horace Daillion. In the background proudly the Tour Montparnasse.
Other view (August 2012)
Cimetière de Montparnasse
Cimetière de Montparnasse (English Montparnasse Cemetery is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,000 graves and approximately a thousand people are buried here each year.
The cemetery contains 35,000 plots and is the resting place to a variety of individuals including political figures, philosophers, artists, actors, and writers. Additionally, in the cemetery one can find a number of tombs commemorating those who died in the Franco-Prussian war during the siege of Paris (1870–1871) and the Paris Commune (1871).
The cemetery was created at the beginning of the 19th century in the southern part of the city. At the same time there were cemeteries outside the city limits: Passy Cemetery to the west, Montmartre Cemetery to the north, and Père Lachaise Cemetery to the east.
The main entrance to the cemetery is north of Boulevard Edgar Quinet near the Edgar Quinet Métro station. The cemetery is divided in two parts by the Rue Émile Richard. The small section is usually referred to as the small cemetery (petit cimetière) and the large section as the large cemetery (grand cimetière). The west of Émile-Richard Street is divided into 21 divisions and to the east of Émile-Richard Street the cemetery is divided into 8 divisions numbered from 22 to 30 (there is no 23rd division).
Notable interments:
- André Citroën (1878–1935), founded France's Citroën automobile factory.
- Joris Ivens (1898–1989), Dutch filmmaker.
- Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991), poet and singer.
- Bernard Lacoste (1931–2006), president of Lacoste apparel company.
- Edgar Quinet (1803–1875), historian.
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980), French philosopher & novelist.
Jacques Chirac (1932-2019), président de la République from 1995 to 2007.
And many more...
Cimetière du Montparnasse - Paris (France)
Cimetière du Montparnasse 21/01/2023 09h38
The Place Centrale of the Cimetière de Montparnasse with the statue Génie du sommeil éternel made by Horace Daillion. In the background proudly the Tour Montparnasse.
Other view (August 2012)
Cimetière de Montparnasse
Cimetière de Montparnasse (English Montparnasse Cemetery is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,000 graves and approximately a thousand people are buried here each year.
The cemetery contains 35,000 plots and is the resting place to a variety of individuals including political figures, philosophers, artists, actors, and writers. Additionally, in the cemetery one can find a number of tombs commemorating those who died in the Franco-Prussian war during the siege of Paris (1870–1871) and the Paris Commune (1871).
The cemetery was created at the beginning of the 19th century in the southern part of the city. At the same time there were cemeteries outside the city limits: Passy Cemetery to the west, Montmartre Cemetery to the north, and Père Lachaise Cemetery to the east.
The main entrance to the cemetery is north of Boulevard Edgar Quinet near the Edgar Quinet Métro station. The cemetery is divided in two parts by the Rue Émile Richard. The small section is usually referred to as the small cemetery (petit cimetière) and the large section as the large cemetery (grand cimetière). The west of Émile-Richard Street is divided into 21 divisions and to the east of Émile-Richard Street the cemetery is divided into 8 divisions numbered from 22 to 30 (there is no 23rd division).
Notable interments:
- André Citroën (1878–1935), founded France's Citroën automobile factory.
- Joris Ivens (1898–1989), Dutch filmmaker.
- Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991), poet and singer.
- Bernard Lacoste (1931–2006), president of Lacoste apparel company.
- Edgar Quinet (1803–1875), historian.
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980), French philosopher & novelist.
Jacques Chirac (1932-2019), président de la République from 1995 to 2007.
And many more...