The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is often claimed to be the first zoological necropolis in the modern world.

It contains many ornate sculptures, and at the entry is the monument to Barry,[1] a Saint Bernard mountain rescue dog who died in 1814.

The plaque says that during his lifetime, "Barry" was responsible for saving the lives of 40 people lost or trapped in the mountain snow.

(Barry himself is not buried at the cemetery; his preserved body is on display at the Swiss Natural History Museum in Bern.)

[3] The impressive entrance to the cemetery was designed by noted architect Eugène Petit in Art Nouveau style.