Entrée annexe du cimetière Pantin

The annex entrance to the Pantin cemetery features a severe, functional limestone facade that sits at odds with the elaborate funerary architecture inside. Opened in eighteen eighty-six to handle the overflow from the overcrowded city cemeteries, it quickly became the primary resting place for thousands of residents. During the siege of Paris, the site served as a vital burial ground for soldiers and citizens alike. Today, the massive iron gates remain the primary threshold for those visiting the sprawling, quiet rows of graves.