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The burial of Isabelle and René Viviani, listed as a historical monument in 2006, is a funeral building located in Seine-Port (Seine-et-Marne). Sponsored by René Viviani after the death of his wife Isabelle in 1923, it was designed in 1924 by architect Guillaume Tronchet, with grids signed Edgar Brandt, a major figure in Art Deco. The monument, of circular plan and covered with a dome to degrees, mixes white marble with inner ironwork, housing a mosaic in enamel of Venice.

René Viviani (1863–1925), a politician and lawyer, was President of the Council in 1914 and ordered the general mobilization during the First World War. A resident of Seine-Port since 1918 in his property La Baronnie, he was buried there after his death in 1925. His eulogy was given by Aristide Briand. The monument, left abandoned, benefited from a restoration in 2014 carried by a local association, with a grant of €9,000 out of a total cost of €32,000.

The site, listed in the inventory of historical monuments since 2016, is distinguished by its Art Deco style and its history linked to a major figure in the Third Republic. The protected elements include the entire burial, defined by a plan annexed to the registration order. The official address, 66 rue de Melun, completes its location in the Franciscan heritage.

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