About this episode

The episode explores the hidden Picpus Cemetery in Paris, its historical significance during the Reign of Terror, and the stories of those buried there.

Hidden behind a plain residential gate in Paris, unmarked on most maps and open only a few hours a day, Picpus Cemetery holds a silence unlike any other. Beneath its unassuming garden lie more than 1,300 victims of the Reign of Terror — and above them, nearly two centuries of unbroken prayer. Featured Stories: The Mass Graves of the Reign of Terror For six terrifying weeks in the summer of 1794, the guillotine stood at the edge of Paris — and the bodies were quietly carted to a convent garden...

People in this episode

Host: Kristin Lopes

Topics covered

• cemeteries
• history
• Paris
• Reign of Terror
• mass graves
• silent places

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: guillotine

Places: Picpus Cemetery, Paris

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