About Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise [simtjɛʁ dy pɛʁ laʃɛːz], formerly Cimetière de l'Est, lit. 'Cemetery of the East') is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at 44 hectares (110 acres). The Père Lachaise is located in the 20th arrondissement and was the first garden cemetery, as well as the first municipal cemetery in Paris. It is also the site of three World War I memorials. The cemetery is located on the Boulevard de Ménilmontant. The Paris Métro station Philippe Auguste on Line 2 is next to the main entrance, while the station Père Lachaise, on both Line 2 and Line 3, is 500 m (1,640 ft) away near a side entrance.
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Things to see nearby
- Francois-Joseph-Marie Clary
- Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy
- Gaspard Monge's mausoleum
- Edmé Régnier L'Aîné
- Jardin naturel Pierre-Emmanuel
- Oscar Wilde's tomb
- Communards' Wall
- Philippe Auguste station
- Alexandre Dumas station
- Monument aux Parisiens morts pendant la Première Guerre mondiale
- Théâtre national de la Colline
- Pension Belhomme
- Martin Nadaud station
- Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris