Today we visit Passy Cemetery, Opened in 1820 in the expensive residential and commercial districts of the Right Bank near the Champs-รlysรฉes, by 1874 the small Passy Cemetery had become the aristocratic necropolis of Paris. It is the only cemetery in Paris to have a heated waiting-room.
Sheltered by a bower of chestnut trees, the cemetery is in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
The cemetery was once the home of a statue by Dunikowski titled The Soul Escaping the Body. It was on top of the ceremonial grave of Antoni Cierplikowski. The statue was known by many but was removed when the grave was cleared in 2004.
It is known as a small but well visited cemetery (Petit mais bien frรฉquentรฉ).
Givenchy.
Hubert James Taffin de Givenchy, he was born on 20 February 1927 in Beauvais, Oise,into a Protestant family. He was the younger son of Lucien Taffin de Givenchy, Marquis of Givenchy (1888โ1930), and his wife, the former Bรฉatrice (โSissiโ) Badin (1888โ1976). The Taffin de Givenchy family, which traces its roots to Venice, Italy (the original surname was Taffini), was ennobled in 1713, at which time the head of the family became Marquis of Givenchy. His elder brother, Jean-Claude de Givenchy (1925โ2009), inherited the familyโs marquessate and eventually became the president of Parfums Givenchy.
After his fatherโs death from influenza in 1930, he was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, Marguerite Dieterle Badin (1853โ1940), the widow of Jules Badin (1843โ1919), an artist who was the owner and director of the historic Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais tapestry factories. Artistic professions ran in the extended Badin family. Givenchyโs maternal great-grandfather, Jules Dieterle, was a set designer who also created designs for the Beauvais factory, including a set of 13 designs for the Elysรฉe Palace. One of his great-great-grandfathers designed sets for the Paris Opera.
He moved to Paris at the age of 17, and he studied at the รcole des Beaux-Arts.
Concord crash
While taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, causing a tyre to explode and disintegrate. Tyre fragments, launched upwards at great speed by the rapidly spinning wheel, violently struck the underside of the wing, damaging parts of the landing gear โ thus preventing its retraction โ and causing the integral fuel tank to rupture. Large amounts of fuel leaking from the rupture ignited, causing a loss of thrust in the left-hand-side engines 1 and 2. The aircraft lifted off, but the loss of thrust, high drag from the extended landing gear, and fire damage to the flight controls made it impossible to maintain control. The jet crashed into a hotel in nearby Gonesse two minutes after takeoff. All nine crew and 100 passengers on board were killed, as well as four people in the hotel. Six other people in the hotel were critically injured.
In the wake of the disaster, the entire Concorde fleet was grounded. It returned to service on November 7, 2001, following the implementation of various modifications to the airframe, but to limited commercial success. The type was finally retired by Air France in May 2003 and by British Airways in November of the same year.
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Love all your stories from Paris! The cemeteries are amazing
Awesome placeโค๏ธ Be very careful there a lot of riots last month. A lot of sirens when you were there.
Looks like someone from the Cahn family was imprisoned at Auschwitz, from the sign on the right.
So glad you got to go to Paris ! It's beautiful ! The little mausoleums are beautiful too ! Very interesting place ! Thank you for sharing you trip with us !
What a beautiful cemetery and the monuments are just magnificent. Thank you so much for sharing and I really enjoyed this tour and seeing the Eiffel tower. Did you know that the Eiffel tower was built during the world's fair? I believe in the 1889. Thank you so much for sharing. Have a great day.
Love yr videos Sue.Thank u for taking us to Paris. ๐
Hi Sue. Beautiful cemetery and mausoleums. Something I noticed, at 20:49 as you were leaving a mausoleum, on the right side was a memorial plaque for someone who died at Auschwitz. That's the first time I've seen one of those although I'm sure there are many. Enjoy Paris!
Hi, Thank You so much for allowing us to travel with you to Paris! I canโt believe how stunning graves and colosseums in the cemetery. Some of them must have cost an arm and leg! Itโs a pity that they were all so close together, can you imagine how wonderful they would have looked spaced out a bit more, it would have made the impact so much more beautiful. I was watching wondering how on earth they would get a coffin into the cemetery and intern someone in the family grave! I have really enjoyed this video, the fact that many of the graves and colosseums, still get cared for, with fresh flowers and plants! Once again thank you, this was a delight to watch, Take Care & Stay Safe, โจ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโจ๐ฌ๐งโจ๐ซ๐ซ
Hello again Sue, yet another great vlog!!, Paris is a wonderful place, though not been back there since l was a kid with my classmates.
Such a lovely cemetery and so well kept๐.. Thank you so much for the tour, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip, safe travels ๐โ๏ธ………..
Hi sue hope you're having a great time in Paris love it
Absolutely delightful city cemetery. What a treat to walk through so much history. The dog was a greyhound to me. Whippets are much smaller and that was the Beauregard Family. Those mausoleums were very different, almost enchanting like a fairy tale. I could spend all my time in that one petite place. I hope you are enjoying your dream come true! All my love to both of you โฅ๏ธ ๐
This is very beautiful โคโคโคโค
Thank you for the fabulous tour. I had to re-watch, there is so much to see.
What a beautiful cemetery..Loving this Paris trip ๐
I hope you enjoy your trip. You deserve some fun while you can get it. ๐
Such intricate details made into these graves. Well thought of ,and planned precisely the way they wanted before they passed on. Some very expensive as well. Was great to see the Eiffel Tower. Ty for the view, love it. Tc and stay safe always.
Amazing find of a ๐ชฆ near the fab Eiffel ๐ผ. Thanks for this vid!
Great to see youโre living as dream SueโฆLots of beautiful graves in there
So glad you made it here and could share! Such artistic graves and history! Thanks so much Sue๐
Absolutely stunning cemetery ,love grave x
awesome cemetary. thanks for taking us with you to France.
Have been missing your adventures so much my MS had me down but thank God I am better so do love your videos ๐
Stunning cemetery. I kind of figured she went down with the Concorde, very sad. I do love her headstone though. I remember that day very well. The Concorde had a stellar reputation and then this and no more. It's interesting to see how countries take care of their deceased graves. They must open those mausoleums everyday for viewing. The beauty as with everything Paris is breathtaking. I love that Paris still has their original sirens. London's sirens are like ours here in the states now which was disappointing. I wanted to hear their old sirens but it was not to be. You are so grateful for your supporters. You are so welcome. You guys are loved, for sure. Such special folks. That's the famous painting of the angels where the Cherub was located. My sister had a print of those angels hanging above her fireplace. Painting by Raphael. Hangs in a gallery in Dresden. I can't decipher the gallery's name or even type it for that matter. I loved Givenchy, my mother would copy his clothes and make them for me. My mother was an amazing dress designer but her lifelong health issues stopped her from ever doing anything with her talent. She could turn a burlap sack into a stunning ball gown my dad used to say.
Great video, Sue! Appreciate you both going far and beyond to bring these wonderful videos. This is a beautiful cemetery!
At Passy Cemetery's solemn embrace,
Where time stands still, a hallowed space,
Amidst the tombs and memories held high,
The Eiffel Tower looms, touching the sky.
Graves adorned with stories of old,
Whispers of lives in stories told,
A resting place where history lies,
Beneath the gaze of Parisian skies.
Eiffel's iron grace, an icon so tall,
Rises above, a landmark for all,
Its glistening presence, a sentinel true,
Watches over those resting in rue.
Passy's peace, a tranquil retreat,
Where souls find solace, lovers meet,
And as the tower's lights gently sway,
It honors the past in its quiet display.
A contrast stark, yet in harmony they stand,
The Tower and cemetery, hand in hand,
A juxtaposition of life's fleeting time,
With memories etched in stone's chime.
So, by Passy's tombs and the Tower's allure,
Visitors ponder, feelings pure,
A poignant reminder of life's grand array,
Where past and present intertwine each day.
Very lovely video Sue ๐ซ๐ท๐ซ๐ท
Wow have never seen the eifel tower except on film came close to going to Paris once when I was in the Navy still waiting for another chance for around 30 years guess you can say itโs on my bucket list ๐ชฃit will happen god willing ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Great job Sue๐
I was Amazed that they were Opened
The the Old Stane Glass๐งก๐จ๐ฆ๐งก
I thank you and GV for all your hard work in giving us amazing content. God Bless be safe in your travels. ๐โฅ๏ธ
That cemetery is beautiful.
Awesome work Sue. I have often hope that one day that I'd be able to go to Paris and visit the Big 4 Cemeteries that are in that city: Monteparnasse, Montmarte, Pere Lachaise, Passy, as well as the Les Invalides (where Napoleon is laid to rest) and the Pantheon. At Passy is also Claude Debussy, Gabriel Faure and Edouard Manet! Enjoy Paris!
some really beautiful graves there love all the little effergies and busts fascinating tour โค I saw you guys going to Paris I predicted it remember xx I'm so glad you got to achieve your dream โค
Beautiful peaceful place โจ its my bucket list to go to Paris if I ever could. Would like to visit this cemetery and the other cemetery there with lots of famous people too. ๐
Very very interesting tour. That one area reminds me of the tombs outside the gates of Rome. Nice to see you had the place to yourself. Great content.
Amazing stones so much work has gone into them