Memorial des Martyrs de la Deportation
Memorial des Martyrs de la Deportation
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Located on the Île de la Cité, this memorial is dedicated to the 200,000 French citizens who died in concentration camps during World War II.
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Two islands sit in the middle of the Seine at the very heart of Paris. The more majestic one, Ile de la Cité, sparkles with history. This is the birthplace of Paris, the home of the Gothic Sainte-Chapelle, and the site of the prison where Marie Antoinette was held before her execution. Tourists flock to see the iconic Notre Dame and the beautiful bridges that straddle the Seine. Ile Saint-Louis, the more provincial island, welcomes you with cozy traditional eateries, small boutiques, and what some people say is the best ice cream in the city. This is essential Paris from its very beginnings to its modern appeal.
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- Maubert-Mutualité • 5 min walk
- Pont Marie • 6 min walk
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- Traveler OWashington DC, District of Columbia1,216 contributionsMemorial to French killed during the Holocaust and OccupationA very well laid out memorial and small museum to French citizens, both Jewish and non-Jewish, killed under the Occupation of France and during the Holocaust. Displays are mostly in French with some in English and German as well. Photos and explanations along with maps show what happened and where throughout France during the Occupation. A sad tale to be heard, but absolutely necessary. Free entry. Be mindful of the steps.Visited October 2023Travelled soloWritten 25 October 2023
- Ann1989Virginia240 contributionsMemorial des Martyrs de la DeportationLocated at the tip of Île de la Cité behind Notre Dame, this somber memorial and its small museum offer the visitor a moment of quiet contemplation and reflection. The memorial commemorates all who were deported from France to Nazi camps elsewhere in Europe. When we visited in September 2023, there was also a temporary French-language exhibit about 230 women, mostly resistance fighters, who were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.Visited September 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 29 October 2023
- Thomas VOakland, California17,715 contributionsA Very Moving MemorialBe prepared to be upset and moved. This somewhat underground memorial will touch you as you comtemplate the terrible fate of the many who were deported from France during WWII. The design concept is to imagine yourself in a prison with no windows and where you can only look up to the sky. Names on the walls.Visited December 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 28 January 2024
- M and ANewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom109 contributionsPeace and reflectionA lovely quiet space for reflection, simple design but very impressive memorial. Impactful, free attraction. It had stayed in my mind from my first visit 40 years ago and was still as good today.Visited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 15 May 2024
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RonL40
Utica, NY3,633 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
A moving memorial that emphasizes the people of the Resistance, who certainly fought and suffered, over the victims of the Holocaust. The inner part of the memorial is (purposely) cramped; after leaving the exterior, on the southern point of the Ile looking over the beautiful buildings of Paris, you enter what is essentially a crypt and then traverse through narrow, somewhat darkened hallways. Superb emotional design -- you get the smallest sense of what it might have like to be a prisoner. The exhibits are well worth the visit.
Written 20 November 2023
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beachlovernc2015
Leland, NC2,045 contributions
Apr 2023
Thoughtfully designed, this memorial which is a very short walk from Notre Dame Cathedral, while not a must see, is certainly thought provoking. Although others complained about the darkness, actually it seemed appropriate. To walk through a nice garden area full of roses and green down to the narrow entrance and see the flame and all the little lights for everyone deported and lost to France was quite impactful. Plus the numbers posted on the maps, the photos and explanations but so much in perspective and a reminder of what a dark period in human history this was.
Written 6 June 2023
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Traveler O
Washington DC, DC1,216 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
A very well laid out memorial and small museum to French citizens, both Jewish and non-Jewish, killed under the Occupation of France and during the Holocaust. Displays are mostly in French with some in English and German as well. Photos and explanations along with maps show what happened and where throughout France during the Occupation. A sad tale to be heard, but absolutely necessary. Free entry. Be mindful of the steps.
Written 25 October 2023
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kb175
New York City, NY57 contributions
May 2023
I have been to several memorials to the holocaust and found this to be possibly the most moving because it was understated. I felt totally safe, although I was alone for about 15 minutes until others arrived around 10 am. The short tunnels that radiate from the tomb of the unknown deportee are appropriately sobering as are the harrowing photos of the deported that burst out from a quiet corner
Written 22 May 2023
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA17,715 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Be prepared to be upset and moved. This somewhat underground memorial will touch you as you comtemplate the terrible fate of the many who were deported from France during WWII. The design concept is to imagine yourself in a prison with no windows and where you can only look up to the sky. Names on the walls.
Written 28 January 2024
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA17,715 contributions
May 2022
This is a powerful memorial set in one of the most notable spaces in Paris, at the tip of Ile de la Cite in view of Ile St. Louis. One steps down from the beautiful park into a space below ground to read the names of the deported on the walls. The only perspective is to look up at the sky, as though you were in a restricted prison. Emotional.
Written 18 June 2022
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dharding4
Smyrna, GA8 contributions
Dec 2019
We happened to stumble across this memorial site. The surface looks like a small, peaceful park, and overlooks the Seine. Once you are inside, the weight of the memorial will come down on you. An extremely moving site, and something to see for all.
Written 26 February 2020
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BaseballFan5
Chicago, IL393 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
Emotional, moving, and beautiful. This memorial sits right behind Notre Dame and is very worth walking through as a remembrance to those who were deported to concentration camps. It's a very well-done tribute and provides for a very humbling experience. I think everyone should see it.
Written 12 June 2023
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia19,452 contributions
Dec 2019
Examining the fire damage to famous Notre Dame we walked around this famous Cathedral when we came upon this memorial.
Although I've been in Paris many times I didin't know about it. It's just behing the Cathedral aside the bridge leading to the smaller Saint Louis isle.
The memorial is very moving, free to enter, dedicated to thousands Jews deported to Nazi camps during WWII.
Although I've been in Paris many times I didin't know about it. It's just behing the Cathedral aside the bridge leading to the smaller Saint Louis isle.
The memorial is very moving, free to enter, dedicated to thousands Jews deported to Nazi camps during WWII.
Written 24 January 2020
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M and A
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK109 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
A lovely quiet space for reflection, simple design but very impressive memorial. Impactful, free attraction. It had stayed in my mind from my first visit 40 years ago and was still as good today.
Written 15 May 2024
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Is the Martyrs de la Deportation the same memorial as the Veledrome? If they are different memorials, how far are they from each other? Is an hour enough time at the Martyrs de la Deportation?
Written 14 December 2018
I too have no knowledge of the Velodrome but the memorial is definitely worth visiting and an hour would be just about long enough, although you won't want to rush through it.
Written 14 December 2018
According to their website, it is open 10 am to 5 pm every day, except it is closed on Mondays.
Written 26 February 2017
Quand on a descendu le 1er escalier extérieur, on arrive dans un genre de cour triangulaire, d'où repart un 2ème escalier vers la sortie. Mais, où est l'accès vers les salles intérieures? Impossible de le trouver dans cette cour! Quand nous sommes remontés par l'escalier de "sortie", la dame de l'accueil nous a interpelés sans ménagement pour nous obliger à faire demi-tour, sans explication! Nous n'avons donc pas pu visiter ce lieu de recueillement. Quelqu'un peut-il m'indiquer par conséquent COMMENT ACCEDER AUX SALLES INTERIEURES, pour ma prochaine visite? D'avance merci!
Written 22 January 2017
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