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PARIS - PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY
France
Discover this famous cemetery just outside of Paris and the famous people laid to rest here such as Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and Alice B. Toklas
You’ll hear and learn about:
- Metro Père-Lachaise
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- Conservation Building
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- Héloïse et Abélard
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- Miguel Angel Asturias
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- Chemin Denon - Petrucciani et Chopin
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- Rond Point Casimir Perier
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- Jim Morrison
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- Famille Kellerman
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- Famille Guët
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- Tomb of Princess Elisabeth Demidoff
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- Maximilian Foy
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- Michel Ney
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- Andre Massena
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- Edith Piaf
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- WW II Memorials
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- Mur des Fédérés – The Communard’s Wall
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- Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
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- Oscar Wilde
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- Colombarium
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- Honoré de Balzac et Felix Beaujour
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- Chapelle
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- Theodore Gericault
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- Félix Faure
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- Monument aux Morts
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The world's most visited cemetery is also the largest in Paris, and is located in the 20th arrondissement. The cemetery somewhat resembles a park, thanks to the architect who designed it and the multitude of artists who created incredible sculptural tombs and vaults. When it was first established by Napoleon, the cemetery was thought to be too far outside the city, so the administrators actually created a marketing plan. The remains of several famous people were transferred to Père-Lachaise, in hopes that the general population would jump at the chance to be buried next to a famous person. The plan worked, making it the largest cemetery in Paris today.