

Picpus Cemetery
Bel-Air
Step through unmarked doors into one of Paris's most secretive historical sites. This private cemetery holds the mass graves of Revolutionary Terror victims, including sixteen nuns who sang as they walked to the guillotine, alongside the tomb of Lafayette, the French hero of American Independence.
Private cemetery
French Revolution history
American history connection
Peaceful atmosphere
Tips
🎵"the sixteen nuns who went one by one to the guillotine singing hymns"
🇺🇸"buried here in soil brought over from Bunker Hill"
Picpus Cemetery
Bel-AirOpens Saturday at 2:00 PM


Step through unmarked doors into one of Paris's most secretive historical sites. This private cemetery holds the mass graves of Revolutionary Terror victims, including sixteen nuns who sang as they walked to the guillotine, alongside the tomb of Lafayette, the French hero of American Independence.
Private cemetery
French Revolution history
American history connection
Peaceful atmosphere
Tips
🎵"the sixteen nuns who went one by one to the guillotine singing hymns"
🇺🇸"buried here in soil brought over from Bunker Hill"