Remains of 500 people executed by guillotine may be buried in walls of listed Paris monument

July 05, 2020 12:00 UTC

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Remains of 500 people executed by guillotine may be buried in walls of listed Paris monument

The remains of up to 500 people executed by guillotine in the French Revolution could be buried in the walls of a Paris monument, experts believe. Bone fragments were discovered in the walls of the Chapelle Expiatoire which is a classified monument in Paris. The monument is dedicated to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Historians believed the remains of 500 victims buried in the cemetery were eventually transferred to catacombs under the city. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had been buried in Madeleine cemetery before Louis XVIII ordered their remains to be buried in the Basilica of St Denis when he became king in 1814.

Source: Daily Mail July 05, 2020 12:00 UTC

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