Picpus Cemetery
Cimetière de Picpus Picpus Cemetery
The Largest Private Cemetery in Paris
Limited Hours: 2:00pm – 6:00pm Monday thru Saturday
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Dedicated to the victims of the Terror (Reign of Terror 1793-1794)
Created from land seized from the convent of the Chanoinesses de St-Augustin, during the French Revolution
Le 4 juillet 1917 à Paris et le serment sur la tombe du marquis de la fayette