Square de l’Île-de-France, a small public park at the very end of Île de la Cité, might seem to be a peaceful green plot of land now, but it hides a much darker and morbid history. The site was home to one of the first Paris morgues, which not only served as the place to keep unidentified bodies but also as a peculiar exhibition open to the public. The original building, which opened in 1804, was situated a little bit further on the Île de la Cité, but the city…
