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Caveau de L'Isle 1
Fine Arts Exhibition

Caveau de L'Isle

4th Arr.

A striking two-tiered tomb where a matriarch's likeness supports an equestrian statue of a soldier above. It's an unusual pairing that tells a family's story in stone and bronze.

Historic family tomb
Equestrian statue
Cemetery architecture
19th century monument

Tips

⚔️soldier likely commemorates Franco-Prussian or WWI service
🌿best photographed in morning light
🗿equestrian tombs are rare in Parisian cemeteries

Caveau de L'Isle

36 Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île, 75004 Paris, France

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