place
The Paris Morgue
the Morgue
also: Morgue
The public morgue on the Île de la Cité behind Notre-Dame, where unidentified Paris dead were laid out behind glass for identification; the drowned girl's mask was cast there.
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §129 Morgue
The Paris Morgue, behind Notre-Dame, where unidentified dead were laid out behind glass for the public to identify; the drowned girl's face was cast there.