Père Lachaise Cemetery

Père Lachaise Cemetery ( ; formerly , "Cemetery of the East") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France ()."Cimetière du Père-Lachaise", Paris Tourist Office article. 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."Burial Grounds." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference U.S., 2008. 392–393. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 27 Sept. 2013. There are three World War I memorials in the cemetary.

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Category:Cemeteries
Category:Buildings and structures in Paris
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