Le cimetière de Picpus....The cemetery of Picpus

De gauche droite et de haut en bas : La chapelle - La tombe de La Fayette - La porte charretière - La porte de l'ancienne chapelle
From left to right and top to bottom : The chapel - La Fayette grave - The carts carrying the bodies passed through this door - Door of old chapel

Le cimetière de Picpus, vous connaissez ?. En 1794, pendant la Terreur, la Guillotine fut transportée Place du trône renversé ( aujourd'hui place de la Nation ). C'est là que furent guilltonier plus de la moitié des victimes de la révolution soit environ 1306 personnes et ce quelque soit leur condition sociale; riches, pauvres, nobles ou gens du peuple, politiques, religieux, militaires, magistrats. Il étaient jetés dans deux fosses communes la nuit et beaucoup a été fait pour cacher cette partie sombre de notre histoire.
Ce qui sauve peut être ce cimetière aujourd'hui de sa disparition est que La Fayette y repose. Sa tombe est entretenue par les Américains qui n'oublient pas...eux !
The cemetery of Picpus, do you know it ?. In 1794, during a time of French Revolution called "The Terror" the guillotine has been installed at the actual Place de la Nation ( at the east of Paris ).
Over half the victims of that period, 1306 people were executed. They were brought there from all over the country. Most of the victims come from the people, but they were also aristocrats, soldiers, magistrates, priest and nuns.
Their bodies were thrown at night into mass-graves and all was done to make the tragic happenings forgetten by french people.
Today one of the most famous actor of American Independance War is sleeping in peace here : La Fayette.
His grave is well maintened by Americans because they did not forget what he has done for them ! Thanks for him !.