Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deportation

The Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation, in Paris

The Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation honours the memory of those deported from France to the Nazi camps, at the tip of the Île de la Cité. The Paris audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this deeply moving place of memory.

The place of memory of the deportees

The Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation is a solemn and deeply moving place of memory, located at the eastern tip of the Île de la Cité, behind the apse of Notre-Dame. It is dedicated to the memory of the hundreds of thousands of people deported from France to the Nazi concentration and extermination camps during the Second World War. The architecture of the monument, sober and symbolic, plunges the visitor into an atmosphere of contemplation: a narrow staircase descends towards a crypt at the edge of the water, evoking oppression and confinement. Inside, a gallery is adorned with thousands of luminous points, in tribute to the victims, and engraved words recall their suffering and the duty of memory. A place of gravity and tribute, the Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation is discovered with respect, in the silence and the contemplation due to the memory of the disappeared.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, the place of memory dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of people deported from France to the Nazi camps during the Second World War, its sober and symbolic architecture, its crypt at the edge of the water, its gallery with thousands of luminous points in tribute to the victims and its engraved words. The Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation is a place of gravity of Paris. It is a stop to be discovered with respect and contemplation.

Practical information

The Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation lies at the eastern tip of the Île de la Cité, behind Notre-Dame, in the heart of Paris, reachable on foot. A place of memory, it can be visited in silence and contemplation; access and hours follow their own conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming and to observe the respect due to this place.

To whom is the Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation dedicated in Paris?

To the memory of the hundreds of thousands of people deported from France to the Nazi concentration and extermination camps during the Second World War; this place of memory, with sober and symbolic architecture, invites to contemplation.

Where is the Memorial of the Martyrs of the Deportation?

At the eastern tip of the Île de la Cité, behind Notre-Dame, in the heart of Paris, in France.