Monaco Cemetery
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| Location | La Colle |
| Country | Monaco |
| Type | Public, non-denominational |
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The Monaco Cemetery (French: "Cimetière de Monaco") is the only cemetery in Monaco.[1]
Overview
The cemetery contained 2350 tombs until 2014, when 198 more were built.[1] It is open to the public from 8am to 7pm in the summer and from 8am to 6pm in the winter.[1]
Notable burials include Josephine Baker and her fourth husband, composer Jo Bouillon;[2] Léo Ferré;[2] Marie Bell and her husband Jean Chevrier;,[2] Jean-Michel Folon,[3] and the English writer and composer Anthony Burgess.
Since 2008, two computer screens at the entry gate enable visitors to locate specific tombs before they go in.[3]
On August 27, 2015, Albert II, Prince of Monaco dedicated a memorial stele in honour of foreign Jews who were taken from Monegasque hotels by the Nazis during the night of August 27–28, 1942.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Le cimetière". Ville de Monaco. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Visite funéraire de Monaco". Amis et Passionés du Père-Lachaise. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- 1 2 Verany, Cedric (November 1, 2008). "Monaco Cimetière : des bornes interactives pour retrouver les tombes". Monaco Matin. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ Floux, Florence (August 27, 2015). "Le prince Albert demande pardon pour l'arrestation de juifs à Monaco". 20 Minutes. Retrieved December 26, 2015.