Montmartre Cemetery – Cimetière de Montmartre

(Last Update: 05.09.2024) This time our travel route Montmartre Cemetery. “With all the places to visit in Paris, are we going to visit the cemetery?” You may think, but read this article first, then Père Lachaise Cemetery ve Montparnasse Cemetery After reading his articles, you will understand better why we are here.

If you are one of those who already know that visiting a cemetery in Paris is one of the best things to do, then don't wait, follow me... As we start our trip, our background is Jacques OffenbachLet's first take a beautiful work by, “Tears of Jacqueline (Les Armes de Jacqueline)“; I think this will go well with our walk:

If you turned up the music, let me start telling you slowly; Without disrespecting those who lie here, in a quiet way…

Montmartre Cemetery The third largest cemetery in Paris passes as. Père Lachaise Cemetery ve Montparnasse Cemeterylater than January 1, 1825It was opened in . This cemetery is the 18th century. borough'in, Montmartre HillOn the western foothills of Place de Clichy Wheat beer metro between stations, Boulevard de ClichyIt is located right behind.

About Montmartre Cemetery, built on an area of ​​11 hectaresI, Père Lachaise Even though it is not as green, it is still a fascinating place to visit as a "park and garden". While wandering among the impressive tombs here, many of which are works of art, It's like an open air museum, not a cemetery I'm sure you'll feel like you're traveling.

to come here Boulevard de Clichy You can use the direction as well as a Montmartre Hill after sightseeing tour Following in Dalida's footsteps in ParisYou can also walk around by going down from the back of the hill. The main entrance of the cemetery is in a hollow place. As you enter, you will see an interesting bridge crossing the cemetery on your left. This bridge reminds me of the old train bridge in Kadıköy Ayrılışme (Pont Caulaincourt) Place de Clichypath from Montmartre HillA highway crossing connecting it to the back side of .

The main part of the cemetery begins after you turn left when you enter the cemetery. At the top of the bridge is a beautiful terrace bar restaurant with a view of the Eiffel Tower. “Le Terrass” there is; Let it be in your notes as a beauty about life.

I'm in the cemeteries in Paris One of the features I like most, not only Christians were buried in the graves. In Montmartre Cemetery, as in other cemeteries of Paris, religious discrimination between people - at least in this sense - has disappeared; People from all religions, who have exhausted their right to life, are now sleeping their eternal sleep side by side.

When you enter Montmartre Cemetery, you will see a panel with famous names buried here. Whose names are not on that panel: Famous physicist, the father of the "ampere", which is the unit of electric current we all know. Andre-Marie Amperewho built the famous Kamondo Stairs on Bankalar Street in Karaköy. Camondo FamilyMembers of the famous physicist we know with Foucault's Pendulum Leon Foucault, The composer of the song you are listening to now and of course also the famous "Can Can" Jacques Offenbach, author of Red and Black Stendhal, author of The Woman with Camellias Alexandre Dumas and of course, the magnificent voice that followed his traces and brought me to Montmartre Cemetery, and who permeated our lives with his songs after he was born in Egypt as the daughter of an Italian family and became a French citizen. Dalida; it all lies here.

And the famous author of Germinal Emile Zola He was buried here in 1902, but his body was buried six years later. PantheonMoved to. By the way, the most interesting part about moving graves and cemeteries is Paris Catacombs – Catacombes de Paris I should also point out that it is. Now, if you wish, let me try to describe the graves of a few of the people who are important to me, buried in Montmartre Cemetery:

As I said, what led me here Dalida happened. After that, I learned the other important names buried here; Of course, I visited them all one by one. DalidaTo reach the grave of , you need to climb the stairs on the right at the entrance of the cemetery, or you can also use the winding path upwards. This is the end of the road DalidaIt will take you to the place where you slept your last sleep... The statue you see was made in accordance with the artist's exact measurements. Meanwhile subject is my model, my dear psychologist friend Esra Tanriverdito, DalidaThank you for allowing me to use the photos I took at his grave 😉

DalidaAfter visiting 's grave, you can return and pass under the bridge to reach the main part of the cemetery. I'm sure you'll stumble upon the graves of people whose names you don't know because they're not famous, as well as the celebrities you're looking for here. As I said, this place is like an open air museum. Alexandre DumasTo find 's grave, you need to go towards the northwestern end of the cemetery. There is a staircase there, if you enter the narrow path with trees in the middle to the right before going down that staircase, you will see the magnificent mausoleum of Alexandre Dumas right ahead.

Of course, there is something you need to pay attention to here; There are two famous Alexandre Dumas in the history of literature; The first of these is Alexandre Dumas, the author of The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Iron Mask, and the second is his son, Alexandre Dumas, the author of The Woman with Camellias... Naturally, the first one is called "father" and the second one is called "son". Alexandre Dumas, whose grave is in Montmartre Cemetery, is the "son" one... For those wondering: His father's grave is in a completely different place called Viller-Cotterêts. If Alexandre Dumas and Camellia Woman If it is important to you or Giuseppe Verdi's famous opera inspired by this novel La TraviataIf you love , then what inspired this novel (and therefore the opera) is Marie DuplessisIt will be a very interesting detail for you that his grave is in Montmartre Cemetery.

One of the graves I want to see is the one whose real name is Henri Beyle. StendhalIt was 's. If the novel Red and Black has an important place in your life, perhaps you can visit him on this tour and pay your respects to him...

There's no denying that cemeteries in Paris have a strange magic. Yes, maybe you feel the cold face of death in your bones; The blackened tombstones also evoke loneliness, but you still encounter art, aesthetics, a sense of appreciation and being valued. The graves are in your face as if "a place where accountability is given under nine boards" not like "where people sleep their eternal sleep” appear to be places. The truth is, none of us areto the other sideWe cannot see it without going there, but we can see this beauty of Montmartre Cemetery with the eyes of the world while we are still "on this side"...

Our branches are still green, so we need to appreciate being alive and the value of every breath we take. Life is too short to be sad and waste time when our leaves have not yet fallen. You need to make an effort to solve the problems you can solve, at least try, and accept the ones you cannot solve as they are. Living as beautifully as you can, not wasting these beautiful days; It is necessary to give justice to every birthday.

And so we finished our trip to Montmartre Cemetery. Now let's go back through the door we came from and reach Boulevard de Clichy, from there if we wish. PigalleLet us follow his call to sin, even if we wish Place de ClichyLet's return to and experience the liveliness of life in our bones. Maybe from here Montmartre HillYou'd like to return to, perhaps the city's two other important cemeteries Père Lachaise Cemetery ve Montparnasse Cemeteryto see? Oh by the way, Be careful, do not confuse the words Montparnasse and Montmartre.. No, I used to get confused a lot and go in the wrong direction, that's why I'm saying this 😉

Also, Amélie If you watched the movie, The cafe where Amélie works, Cafe des Deux Moulins just nearby, you might like to see it or Museum of Romance – Musée de la Vie RomantiqueDrinking your tired coffee in the small but beautiful garden of… In the end, no matter which one you choose, your day will be nice. Because you are in Paris, because life in Paris is a festival of the heart... And when we say goodbye, we hear DalidaThen let it be the voice of…

To immortal loves...

Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.

Address: Cimetière de Montmartre, 75018 Paris

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