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Paris
The Conciergerie The Conciergerie served as the Revolutionary prison, where the convicted awaited their death. Desmoulins and Danton, the king and the queen, spent their last hours here-- as did Robespierre and Saint-Just. Upstairs in the back is a memorial of sorts to the Revolutionaries who stayed there, including a large portrait of Saint-Just. There is an admission price. Conciergerie Telephone: 011.33.1.53.73.78.50 (North America) The website for the monuments nationaux has information on the Conciergerie.
Musée Carnavalet Carnavalet is the history museum of Paris, with a floor dedicated to the Revolution. Saint-Just only has a very small part in the exhibit but it's well worth the visit. You will find his very own pistolet, a small but rather well known bust of him, and a blue and white pin he wore, accompanied by pins of Robespierre and Le Bas. Admission was free the last time I was there, in 2003. My photo of the
bust and pistolet The description of the pistolet reads The description of the pin reads Musée Carnavalet Telephone: 011.33.1.44.59.58.58 (North America)
Rue Saint-Just I think every French city has one. Paris' is located to the northwest, near the outskirts of the old city. It's not a very nice part of town, so I wouldn't recommend venturing out there alone. To save you the trip, I provide a photo of the street sign:
Possible Burial Sites I did not see either of these sites on my trips to Paris, but they will be on my list for my next visit. For more information on possible locations of Saint-Just's remains, see the biography page. Thanks to multiple site visitors for this information! Errancis Cemetery was likely located in an area today around the Villiers and Monceau metro stations, near the Parc Monceau. Denis provides the following directions for reaching the site: "take the subway to reach the station called 'Villiers' in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, just next to the limit of the 17th arrondissement, and ask for the 'Place Prosper Goubaux' (in front of the station) then follow down the 'Rue du Rocher' up to the junction between this street and an other street called 'rue de Monceau.'" He has also provided a map. Grishnak has provided a diagram of the cemetery. There is also a section in the Catacombes called "Cimetiere des Errancis" where some of the remains from the cemetery were moved. The Catacombes are best reached from the Denfert-Rochereau metro station. Denis has provided a map of the area.
Saint-Just's Home in Paris Giulia writes that the Guide de la Révolution Française gives number 3 of Rue Caumartin as a place where Saint-Just lived. It is best reached from the Madeleine station of the metro. She has provided the following photos of the location: |
