Wednesday, April 25, 2018

“Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris” by K.J.S.Chatrath




This was first posted on my website www.gravematters.in on 
http://gravesaroundtheworld.blogspot.in/2018/04/pere-lachaise-cemetery-paris-part-ii-by.html
Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris is one of the most welknown cemeteries in the world.
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It is also said to be the most visited cemetery in the world.
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Père Lachaise Cemetery, officially known as cimetière de l’Est, “East Cemetery”, is the largest cemetery in Paris.
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The cemetery is on Boulevard de Ménilmontant.
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The cemetery is quite congested.
The Paris Metro stationPhilippe Auguste  on line 2is next to the main entrance, while the station named Pere Lachaise, on both lines 2 and 3, is  around 500 metres away,  near a side entrance.
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Like so many other new starts, this cemetery too was got built by Napoleon in 1804.


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I asked this gentleman if I could take his photo. He nodded and then got busy with his work.

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 To take a virtual tour of this cemetery visit:
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  Photographs, text and copyright by K.J.S.Chatrath.
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