Paris, France
16 Rue du Repos
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Its size is 43 hectares and it contains 70,000 tombs. It opened in 1804. At first it was not well accepted by the Parisians, as they did not want to be buried outside of Paris. Over time, illustrious figures were moved and buried here, which helped it to be accepted by the Parisians. Some famous people are buried here: Delacroix, Isadora Duncan, Gay-Lussac, Chopin, Colette, Jacques-Louis David, Samuel Hahnemann, Edith Piaf, Rossini, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and many others. It is very peaceful to walk along their paths and see tombs that are over a hundred years old and imagine how different the world was back then.
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What a strange , silent and beautiful cemetry; it was more stranger than i think it is; you feel something new; and walking in the routes can give you calmness. Many famous people amoung the other people are sleeping there till infinity . The sounds of birds are heard . I saw Sadegh Hedayat; Gholam Hossein saedi and many other great people; such as artists; painters, musicians and other people .
A beautiful place, I could walk around for hours. A piece of history in a tranquil setting.
Fascinating place to spend a couple of hours walking around. I went in January and there were very few people there, which was great. Many interesting tombs of celebrities, historical figures, locals, and political dissidents from all over the world. Highly recommended!
I am definitely not the kind of person who visits cemeteries, but Père Lachaise is something different, almost a work of art in some of its parts. If you have time, go take a gander.
The chance to walk in a museum-like cemetery is unique. You can see the tombs of many famous people and to learn a bit of the history of France. Each part of the cemetery has its own story to tell and if you visit Paris you definitely have to pay a visit. Approximately it takes an hour to make a complete walk around the cemetery.
A free place to spend an entire afternoon walking and admire all the graves and different stories. Very quiet and beautiful even if it's a cemetery. We did not have time to see all graves we wanted cause they were asking people to leave at 5pm45. So kinda sad for doing the 300 meters missing. I recommend to go alone, in family or in group
Amazing beautiful place filled with legends. Thank you for inspiring me to write my latest book BLACK MASS available at amazon. The book mostly takes place in Pere Lachaise and features many legends surrounding the place.
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