Madeleine cemetery
Madeleine Cemetery is a former cemetery in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and was one of the four cemeteries used to dispose of the corpses of guillotine victims during the French Revolution.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Paris, in France
- Also known as: “Ancien cimetiere de la Madeleine”, “Ancien cimetière de la Madeleine”, and “Madeleine Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle expiatoire and Square Louis-XVI.
Chapelle expiatoire
Church
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The Chapelle expiatoire is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The chapel was constructed by Louis XVIII on the grounds where King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette had been buried after they had been guillotined, and it is dedicated to them as an expiation for that act.
Garnier Opera
Theater building
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The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Garnier Opera is situated 660 metres east of Madeleine cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 8th arrondissement and 9th arrondissement.
8th arrondissement
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The 8th arrondissement of Paris is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.
9th arrondissement
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The 9th arrondissement of Paris is a diverse, "in between" section of the French capital. The Grands Boulevards area of shopping thoroughfares and flagship department stores is to be found in the southern part of the arrondissement.
1st arrondissement
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The centre of contemporary Paris and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the 1st arrondissement is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.
Madeleine cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Madeleine cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “cementiri de la Magdalena”
- Catalan: “Cementiri de la Magdalena”
- Catalan: “Cimetière de la Madeleine”
- Chinese: “瑪德蓮公墓”
- Chinese: “瑪德蓮墳場”
- Chinese: “馬德琳墓地”
- Chinese: “馬德萊娜墓地”
- Chinese: “马德莱娜墓地”
- Czech: “Cimetière de la Madeleine”
- Czech: “Hřbitov Madeleine”
- Dutch: “Madeleine Cemetery”
- Esperanto: “Tombejo Madeleine”
- French: “Cimetiere de la Madeleine”
- French: “cimetière de la Madeleine”
- French: “Cimetière de la Madeleine”
- Galician: “cemiterio de la Madeleine”
- German: “Cimetière de la Madeleine”
- Greek: “Κοιμητήριο της Μαντλέν”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות מדלן”
- Italian: “cimitero della Madeleine”
- Italian: “Cimitero della Madeleine”
- Japanese: “マドレーヌ墓地”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério Madeleine”
- Portuguese: “Cimetière de la Madeleine”
- Russian: “Кладбище Мадлен”
- Russian: “Мадлен”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de la Magdalena”
- Swedish: “Madeleine-kyrkogården”
- Ukrainian: “Цвинтар Мадлен”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Madeleine cemetery”. Photo: Thomon, CC BY-SA 4.0.