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Picpus Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Picpus, ) is the largest private cemetery in Paris, France, located in the 12th arrondissement. It was created from land seized from the convent of the Chanoinesses de St-Augustin, during the French Revolution.
Picpus Cemetery is a private cemetery in the 12th Arrondissement of Paris, where 1,306 people who were guillotined during the Reign of Terror in 1794 are buried. It also contains the grave of Marquis de Lafayette, a French hero of the American Revolution, and a chapel dedicated to the martyrs of the Terror.
Jul 4, 2013 · The Cimetière de Picpus in the 12th arrondissement is the final resting place of Marquis de Lafayette, one of the heroic icons of the American Revolution, yet the story of the cemetery is ...
Cimetière de Picpus. 35 rue de Picpus - 75012 Paris. Created in the middle of the torment of the Revolution, the Picpus Cemetery is the only private cemetery in Paris which is still in activity.
Jul 19, 2010 · Discover Cimetiere de Picpus in Paris, France: The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.
Picpus is still one of the only private cemeteries in Paris today: only descendants of the families of the victims from the Terror can be buried here.
Nov 16, 2021 · The Picpus Cemetery may not be the most visited cemetery in Paris. But it is certainly very special. The cemetery is adjacent to a surprisingly large park, and as you walk down the path, the sounds of the city simply melt away.
