Cemetery of Kings

Geneva, Switzerland · built 1482

The Cimetière des Rois (Cemetery of Kings) (officially Cimetière de Plainpalais) is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland. The cemetery is commonly named after la rue des Rois (Kings' Street) near which it is situated. The graveyard was established in 1482 for people who died from plague in the Middle Ages, during the second plague pandemic.

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