Cemeteries in Paris

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.