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More than 3.5 million people visit here every year. It is the most visited necropolis in the world. The Père Lachaise is in the 20th arrondissement and was the first garden cemetery, as well as the first municipal cemetery in Paris. [2] There are three World War I memorials in the cemetary.
Père-Lachaise Cemetery, cemetery and park located on the northeast side of Paris, France. Situated on some 110 acres (44.5 hectares), amid more than 5,000 trees, it is both the largest park and the largest cemetery in Paris.
Père Lachaise Cemetery ( French: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise [ simtjɛʁ dy pɛʁ laʃɛːz]; formerly cimetière de l'Est, "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at 44 hectares or 110 acres. With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world.
Jun 17, 2009 · Paris, France. France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs. Been Here? 5030. Want to Visit? 5028. Simon Jones (Atlas Obscura User) Originally established by Napoleon, the...
Established in 1804, Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery in the city of. Paris (44 hectares or 110 acres). The cemetery takes its name from the. father confessor to Louis XIV, Père François de la Chaise (1624–1709), who. lived in the Jesuit house rebuilt in 1682 on the site of the chapel.
Dec 11, 2022 · Père Lachaise is world-famous as the resting place of writers, musicians, artists and thinkers. But Benoît Gallot, curator of the storied cemetery, has been sharing pictures of the wildlife...
16 Rue du Repos, 75020 Paris. Website. This review may contain sponsored or affiliate links. Perched atop a hill in Paris’s 20th Arrondissement, Père Lachaise is the most-visited cemetery in the world. More than 3 million visitors come here each year to stroll through the peaceful cimetière and see the graves of famous French and foreign artists.
