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Père Lachaise in Paris is one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. It is reputed to be the world's most visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Some 300,000 bodies are buried there, and many more in the columbarium, which holds the remains of those who had requested cremation. The main attraction of the cemetery is of course the many graves of famous people such as Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Isidora Duncan, Sarah Bernhardt, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Marcel Proust, Colette, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Max Ernst, Frederic Chopin and many more. It is also the site of five Great War memorials. |
Columbarium at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris | 
Grave of Maria Callas at Pere Lachaise cemetery | 
Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris |
Statue at Chopin's grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery | 
The graves of famous people attract lots of tourists to Pere Lachaise cemetery | 
The grave of Amedeo Clemente Modigliani at Pere Lachaise cemetery |
The grave of Edith Piaf at Pere Lachaise cemetery | 
Memorial for the Mauthausen victims at Pere Lachaise cemetery | 
Oscar Wilde's grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris |
