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The Cimetière du Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris, and one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. Located in the 20th arrondissement, Père-Lachaise Cemetery is reputed to be the most visited cemetery in the world, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year to the graves of the those who have enhanced French life over the past 200 years. It is also the location of five Great War memorials.

Famous personalities interred

Many famous people are buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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A major attraction for foreign tourists is the grave of Jim Morrison. Permanent crowds and occasional vandalism surrounding this tomb have caused tensions with the families of other, less famous, deceased. The cemetery has been forced to have a security guard watch over it full time.

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Some of them are:

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◄ Père Lachaise: Origins
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►Introduction
►Origins
►Famous personalities interred
►See also
►External links

 

 

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