Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial
Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial is a memorial in Paris, Île-de-France. Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial is situated nearby to the tomb Grave of Maurice Thorez, as well as near Grave of Marcel Cachin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Communard’s Wall.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Photo: Connie Ma, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 20th arrondissement of Paris lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas. Père Lachaise Cemetery is situated 430 metres west of Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial.
Communard’s Wall
Memorial
Photo: Dayofmayofday, CC0.
The Communards’ Wall at the Père Lachaise cemetery is where 147 Commune soldiers along with another 19 officers were executed on May 28, 1871, during the Semaine sanglante, the suppression of the Paris Commune.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Blaise and 20th arrondissement.
20th arrondissement
Charonne quarter
Suburb
Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of Paris named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between Charonne quarter, the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter.
Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Auschwitz-Birkenau”
- Categories: war memorial, sculpture, and historic site
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86006° or 48° 51′ 36″ northLongitude
2.39986° or 2° 23′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V96X+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 13990513307OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q15155569
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In Other Languages
“Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial” goes by many names.
- French: “Mémorial d’Auschwitz”
- French: “monument aux déportés d’Auschwitz-Birkenau”
- French: “Monument aux déportés d’Auschwitz-Birkenau”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grave of Maurice Thorez and Grave of Marcel Cachin.
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