Grave of Thiers, Historical grave in Père-Lachaise Cemetery, France.
The Grave of Thiers is a 14-meter-tall mausoleum in Père-Lachaise Cemetery featuring a Renaissance Revival chapel with intricate stone and bronze work. The structure is decorated with sculptures and relief panels created by master sculptors of the period.
Adolphe Thiers died in 1877 and was first buried in the Dosne-Thiers family vault in division 30. His widow Élise and sister-in-law Félicie Dosne commissioned architect Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe to build this funeral chapel; after Élise died in 1880, Félicie saw the work through. Thiers's remains were transferred here in a private ceremony on 3 September 1887, the tenth anniversary of his death.
The Latin inscription above the arch reads "PATRIAM DILEXIT VERITATEM COLUIT" — he loved his country, he cultivated truth. The bronze elements were cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, while Henri Chapu and Antonin Mercié made the sculptures. Thiers's remains were moved here in a private ceremony on 3 September 1887, ten years after his death.
The grave is located in division 55 of the cemetery and can be found using maps available at the cemetery entrances. It is freely accessible to visitors walking through the grounds during standard cemetery visiting hours.
The monument was not state-funded: Thiers's widow Élise and her sister Félicie Dosne commissioned it from the family architect Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe. Élise died in 1880, and Félicie saw the work through; the remains were moved there in a private ceremony on 3 September 1887, ten years after his death. In 1971, for the Commune's centenary, the tomb was bombed.
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