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Thursday, November 03, 2005

Cimetière du Père Lachaise Map 1965 Paris France


Above: Nécropole. Click for full map

The Cemetery of Père Lachaise in Paris may be the most famous cemetery in the world. I scanned this map in from a 1965 Michelin Guide. Here's a clickable map where you can see a more updated list of who is buried where. Section 56 holds Jacques Louis David, Proust is in 85, Amedeo Modigliani in 96. Stretching back to the middle ages, Heloise and Abelard, the tragic lovers, are near the entrance in section 7. Interestingly, Jim Morrison is nearby in section 6-one can only imagine the conversations these neighbors would have had.

Wikipedia entry on Père Lachaise

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