Petit Cimetière du Calvaire in Montmartre
The Petit Cimetière du Calvaire flanks the northern side of St-Pierre-de-Montmartre Church and opens once a year on November 1st since its closure in 1831
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Saint-Marcel – Paris’ patron saint
Saint-Marcel, one of the three patron saints and 9th Bishop of Paris, is known for his miracles which include defeating a dragon that terrorized the city
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Sainte-Geneviève – Paris’ patron saint
Sainte-Geneviève earned the title of patron saint of Paris for rallying the Parisians to resist and thwarting Attila and his Huns from invading the city in 451 AD
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Saint Francois Xavier Church – Madeleine-Sophie Barat’s Shrine
Situated in the 7th district, Saint Francois Xavier Church houses the shrine sheltering the preserved body of Sainte Madeleine-Sophie Barat
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Douaumont destroyed village – Verdun
Douaumont, a village entirely destroyed during the Battle of Verdun, never rebuilt, declared ‘Dead for France’ and kept in its war state as a Memorial
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Fleury-devant-Douaumont destroyed village – Verdun
Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the Meuse, a village that was completely destroyed during WWI, but was never rebuilt and kept in its war state as a memorial
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Châtaigneraie region in Cantal
The southwest of the department of Cantal is known as La Châtaigneraie, a region of rolling hills traditionally dedicated to the culture of chestnut trees
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French Renaissance Saint Sulpice Fountain
Saint Sulpice Fountain, a masterpiece of French Renaissance architecture designed by Louis Visconti in 1848 on the square of Saint Sulpice Church
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Ecoute – The Listener sculpture – Les Halles
Ecoute – The Listener, a 70-ton sculpture of a man’s head by the French artist Henri Miller, placed in 1986 on Place René Cassin near St-Eustache Church and Halles
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Fontaine Saint Julien le Pauvre – Square Viviani
The Fontaine Saint Julien le Pauvre, situated within Square Viviani, features a contemporary allegorical sculpture portraying St. Julian the Hospitaller
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Bronze Star – Place du Parvis Notre-Dame
The Bronze Star is embedded in the paving stones of Notre-Dame Cathedral square, and marks the Kilometre Zero from where all French roads are calculated
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Cerny-en-Laonnois – Chemin des Dames – Aisne
Cerny-en-Laonnois village is a significant Place of Remembrance, featuring the WWI Memorial Chapel of the Chemin des Dames, the Lantern of the Dead, and the British Memorial Column
