Walk the Pere Lachaise Cemetery

The most visited non secular cemetery in the world

Within Pere Lachaise Cemetery's walls, lie such people of influence as Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Frederic Chopin, Edith Piaf.

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Within Pere Lachaise Cemetery's walls lie people of influence

Father François d'Aix de La Chaise

The Père Lachaise cemetery owes its name to the confessor of King Louis XIV, Father François d'Aix de La Chaise. The cemetery opened in 1804.

At the time of its opening, the cemetery was considered to be situated too far from the city and attracted few funerals. Moreover, many Roman Catholics refused to have their graves in a place that had not been blessed by the Church.

Most prestigious and most visited necropolis in Paris

World’s most visited cemetery

Today, it is the most prestigious and most visited necropolis in Paris. Located in the 20th district of the capital, it covers 44 hectares and totals 70,000 concessions.

The design of the cemetery mixes English park and place of meditation. All styles of funerary art are represented; Gothic tomb, Haussmannian vault and antique mausoleum, to name a few.

Bartholomew's war memorial

The first garden cemetery

The cemetery is notable for being the first garden cemetery, as well as the first municipal cemetery in Paris. It is also the site of three World War I memorials.

The tombs of famous men and women

Famous men and women

On the green paths, the visitor crosses the tombs of famous men and women.

Honoré de Balzac, Guillaume Apollinaire, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Jean-François Champollion, Jean de La Fontaine, Moliere, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jim Morrison, Alfred de Musset, Edith Piaf, Camille Pissarro, Oscar Wilde.

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The Père Lachaise cemetery owes its name to the confessor of King Louis XIV, Father François d'Aix de La Chaise. It opened in 1804 and at it's conception, the cemetery was considered to be situated too far from the city and attracted few funerals. Moreover, many Roman Catholics refused to have their graves in a place that had not been blessed by the Church.

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Today, Père Lachaise is the most prestigious and most visited necropolis in Paris. Located in the 20th district of the capital, it covers 44 hectares and totals 70,000 concessions.

The design of the cemetery mixes English style gardens and place of meditation. All styles of funerary art are represented; Gothic tomb, Haussmannian vault and Antique Mausoleum, to name a few.

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Pere Lachaise is notable for being the first garden cemetery, as well as the first municipal cemetery in Paris. It is also the site of three World War I memorials.

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Many famous individuals are buried at the Pere Lachaise Cemetary including, Honoré de Balzac, Guillaume Apollinaire, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Jean-François Champollion, Jean de La Fontaine, Moliere, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jim Morrison, Alfred de Musset, Edith Piaf, Camille Pissarro and Oscar Wilde.

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Address : 16 Rue du Repos, 75020 Paris

Opening hours : Open all week from 9am to 6pm and on public holidays

Website : Père Lachaise Cemetery

 

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