Cimetière+de+Montparnasse

= Cimetière de Montparnasse =

 Cimetière de Montparnasse was established 1824 and is located at 3 Boulevard Edgar Quinet, 75014 Paris, France. There are a total of 35,000 graves and there are more than 300,000 people buried at the cemetery. Cimetière de Montparnasse is one of the four cemeteries in Paris that was closed to avoid sanitation issues, but it was reopened on July 25, 1824.

 Being the second largest cemetery in Paris, it has a ton of artwork and monuments. The cemetery itself is geometrically laid out with tree-lined alleys. It is one of Paris’s most green spots containing over 750 trees and bushes. Many of the graves are engraved with the Star of David representing the Jewish population in Paris. The cemetery has a ton of adornments and funeral art including the Le Chat by Nicki de St Phalle.

 Cimetière de Montparnasse is most interesting because of the famous French and foreign artists/celebrities. The graves are traditional and amusing, they tell us the stories and lifestyles of these important people. Simone de Beauvoir who was a french writer is buried right next to Jean-Paul Sartre who was one of her biggest influences. Frédéric Auguste Barthold i the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, constructed his own grave and is now buried there since 1904. Those are just a few people buried in the cemetery but there are many more celebrities, historians and artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. The unique tombs and sculptors will give us a better understanding about Parisian lifestyle and it’s history. Walking through the cemetery will be a chance to see the history of France.