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Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is by far the most magnificent cemetery I have ever seen. If only everyone could sleep eternally in a place so beautiful...

By The Taphotourist

“Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

What are these photos about?

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

There are over 1 million bodies buried in Père Lachaise. To save space, multiple family members are sometimes buried in the same grave.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

The first person buried in Père Lachaise was a 5 year old girl named Adélaïde Paillard de Villeneuve. Her grave no longer exists.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

What are these photos about?

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

What are these photos about?

Père Lachaise Cemetery

What are these photos about?

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

What are these photos about?

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Napoleon, Emperor of the French at the time of the cemetery’s opening, declared that “Every citizen has the right to be buried regardless of race or religion”.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

What are these photos about?

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Footnotes

I have a great love for cemeteries and the various kinds of graves around the world

FootNotes

I have a great love for cemeteries and the various kinds of graves around the world

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