Charles Baudelaire, Grave at Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris, France
Charles Baudelaire is a grave at Montparnasse Cemetery in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is located in the 6th division of the cemetery, next to the gravestone of his stepfather, General Aupick.
Baudelaire died in 1867, and his body was placed in the family tomb of his stepfather, General Aupick, who had died shortly before. A public memorial was later built elsewhere in the cemetery in his honor.
The grave that most visitors seek is actually a cenotaph, meaning an empty memorial with no remains inside. It was erected after Baudelaire's death and features a reclining figure in the shape of a vampire.
Montparnasse Cemetery is freely accessible and easy to walk through, though its paths can branch in many directions. Anyone looking for the actual grave should ask for a map at the entrance, as it lies in the 6th division.
Most visitors make their way to the famous vampire monument in the cemetery without knowing that Baudelaire's body is not there at all. His actual resting place, with his remains, is in a quieter, less visited corner of the same cemetery.
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