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 Beaumarchais might (or might
not) be buried here by Nemorino
I think one of the graves in this photo might be where the dramatist Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) was buried (yes, the author of The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro), but the inscriptions are quite weathered so I'm not sure.
Boulevard de Ménilmontant
Velib' 20131 or 11021 (the border between the 11th and 20th districts runs right through here)
Métro: Philippe Auguste
48°51'45.41" North; 2°23'37.42" East Leave a Comment
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The Mont Valerien is in the close suburbs of Paris (Suresnes) and it is a hill like Montmartre.
It was known to have many natural springs, some made miracles.
During the Middle Age, some hermits settled there. During the 17e century, the Pere Charpentier disturbed them putting 3 crosses in order to create a pilgrimage. It was closer from Paris than St Jacques de Compostel and the pilgrims going back home were allowed to stop and drink the Suresnes wine (a wineyard still exists).
In 1840, a huge fortress was built there to protect Paris. It was used as a prison during WW II.
The fortress is still on duty for communications and it can be visited only on request and during the "Journees du Patrimoine" in September . It shettles the last military pigeons (with 2 guys) and a pigeon museum. French army has bought now wireless radios, you know...
Nearby, there are an American military cemetary, a resistance memorial , a panoramic view point, a fitness park and a very good restaurant (Jardins de Camille : on my Restaurant page).
To reach Mont Valerien : RER to La Defense, then bus. Street parking easy. Leave a Comment
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 Oscar Wilde's Burial by mydreamquest
As you walk out of this metro station, follow the signs. I got there at about 9am. It was open and as you walk in, there is an administration building on the right behind a few trees. It's a peaceful place, great if you want a walk and some peace away from the city noise.
To get to Wilde, you'll have to walk about 1 or 2 km's up the hill of this cemetery. It's a healthy walk and you'll burn some calories to get to Wilde. He is easy to find on the map you have.
**Note: If you are a fan of the great opera Mezo Soprano, Maria Callas, she is buried here too, but the map doesn't show where she is. To find her, you can find it on the large map when you first enter the cemetery. Unfortunately, I regrettably did not have the time to find her. She's a long walk from the entrance. Leave a Comment
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 Climb the wall at your own
risk :0) by Dee22
One of the most 'popular' and famous graves are the one of Jim Morrison (1943-1971).
More than 30 years since his dead, you'll still find fresh flowers and candles on his graves everyday as well as you might see fans of his music standing there crying even though they were might not even born when he took his own life.
In top of that you'll find small shops near the cemetery whee you can buy all kinds of Jim Morrison souveniers, candles pictures and so on.
I've heard that some crazy fans enter the cemetery at night to party at Morrison's grave, and that's why it's guarded by a heavy fence at the top of the walls surrounding it. As the photo proves some people still try to find a way in!
This cemetery is worth a visit, and so it's official website where you can take a virtual tour.... Leave a Comment
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 Paris - Pere la Chaise - Wall
of communars by Kuznetsov_Sergey, 1 more photos
The cemetries of Paris absorbed all they could. The victims, placed side by side, without any other covering than their clothes, filled enormous ditches at the Pere la Chaise, Montmartre, Mont-Parnasse, where the people in pious rememberance will annually come as pilgrims.
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 by Azhut
What underlies any government plan to "improve" the social condition is the philosophy of positivism. It aims to crush individuals in the pursuit of the impossible task of changing human nature. As John Stuart Mill was to write:
"M. Comte, in particular, whose social system, as unfolded in his Systeme de Politique Positive, aims at establishing (though by moral more than by legal appliances) a despotism of society over the individual, surpassing anything contemplated in the political ideal of the most rigid disciplinarian among the ancient philosophers." (On Liberty.) Leave a Comment
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 Catacombes (poor quality
picture I'm afaid) by tango_jd
We walked but you can take the metro if preferred (Metro - Denfert-Rochereau)
The tickets are not expensive. You enter here but remember - you EXIT a couple of hundred metres away from here in Rue Remy Dumoncel near Alesia metro station.
After decending the stairs you walk along some passages with steel doors each marked with dates and a few details......you think "Is that IT?"
No! You end-up in a circular chambre with a doorway into a dark passage-way. The fun starts here!
The walkway is lined with bones and skulls laid-out and arranged in perfect patterns showing huge respect for the owners and creating a very poignant and touching scene.
However, I thought the biggest impact it made on me was the illuminated area behind one of these bone-walls. There was a place where you could see behind into the vast caverns that were FULL of bones. Miles and miles of them.
The bones of 6 million parisiennes are in here and you only get to see and walk around a tiny part of the underground mine complex where the building stone of Paris was obtained-from.
Absolutely a must-see - once you have "done" the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and Sacre Couer of course!
Beatchick does a great tips page on this - check it out! Leave a Comment
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 catacomb skulls by ncoutroulis
There are apparently millions of remains down there. the tour is self guided, and you just walk through at your own pace. It's a good way to spend a n hour or so, especially if the weather is bad.
The entrance is across the street from the Denfert-Rochereau Metro station exit.
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