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Montmartre Cemetery

Cimetière de Montmartre

The Cemetery of Montmartre (Cimetière de Montmartre), officially Cimetière du Nord, is an 11-hectare necropolis in Paris's 18th arrondissement opened in 1825. Laid out in the hollow of former gypsum quarries, it contains dense rows of 19th-century family tombs, chapels and mausolea and is spanned by the iron Pont Caulaincourt.

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First raised

1825

Its prime

1888

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1888

What Montmartre Cemetery looked like in its prime.

A compact, hill-sheltered necropolis of closely packed stone and marble family tombs, low rectangular mausolea and occasional domed chapels; colours of pale grey limestone, weathered bronze plaques and darker granite slab graves. Narrow gravel avenues thread between stacked monuments; many roofs and cornices show green moss. The cemetery is visually crossed by a metal road bridge (Pont Caulaincourt) above its terraces; mature deciduous trees rise intermittently from the plots.

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8 places to explore in 1888.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Montmartre Cemetery, including 3 interiors: chapelle fournier (28th division), chapelle potocki on avenue de montebello (4th division), foreground domed family mausoleum. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Entrance on Avenue Rachel beneath Rue CaulaincourtView from the Pont Caulaincourt looking over the necropolisAvenue Samson, a straight cemetery avenueChapelle Fournier (28th division)Chapelle Potocki on Avenue de Montebello (4th division)Foreground domed family mausoleumAvenue de Montebello by rows of 19th-century tombsTerrace overlook among central divisions

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