Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris, France (48 ha, 118.6 acres). Located in the 20th arrondissement where I live, it is reputed to be the world's most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the graves of those who have enhanced French life over the past 200 years. A lot of famous people are there as Balzac, Molière, Edith Piaf, Jim Morisson ...
The cemetery was established by Napoleon I in 1804. You can have a virtual tour of the cemetery on this website : Pere-Lachaise.com
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You've been hitting all my fave places in Paris laterly. Next stop Montparnasse Cenetery?
I have a guidebook amongst my collection called Permanent Parisians,; it is a guide to the various cemeteries.:-)
This trip we will be very close to Montparnasse Cemetery so it will be on our list but I'm thinking we've got to see ole Serge's grave site here!
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Thanks for the link. The size of this cemetery is truly overwhelming!
I have yet to see the Montparnasse cemetery, so a photo would be welcome.
I like the way you have captured the long vista of this walk.
I must comment again - that is a fabulous link. Merci!
Thats a very interesting place to visit, I just wish I would have known about the link you provided before got lost. Thanks
My very first trip to Paris I went to Père Lachaise - to see Chopin's grave. I found the whole cemetery a beautiful place to walk in and To be.
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