The monument is one of more than a dozen memorials erected in the Père Lachaise Cemetery commemorating victims of various Nazi concentration and death camps. The steep-stepped granite tower represents the infamous Stairs of Death at the Mauthausen granite quarry where prisoners were forced to climb carrying granite blocks weighing 25 kilos and more, and where they often plummeted to their deaths. The bronze sculpture on the stairs is by Gérard Choain.

Find out about musicians, actors and poets who lived nearby on Walk 51 – Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

The Père-Lachaise cemetery is the most visited cemetery in the world. Many famous show business stars are buried here. These include a diverse range of singing talents including Franck Alamo (1941-2012, division 25), Gilbert Bécaud (1927-2001, division 45), Marie Dubas (1894-1972, division 36), Marie Laforêt (1939 – 2019, division 49), Francis Lemarque (1917-2002, division 44, ligne 2), Yves Montand (1921-1991, division 44), Jim Morrison (1943-1971, division 6), Marcel Mouloudji (1922-1994, division 42), Georges Moustaki (1934-2013, division 95), Patachou (1918-2015, division 2), Édith Piaf (1915-1963, division 97), and Henri Salvador (1917-2008, division 97).