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Cimitière du Père Lachaise
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Paris is a collection of villages and this sprawl of cobbled lanes and elabor-
ate tombs, with a population (as it were) of more than one million, qualifies
as one in its own right. The world's most visited cemetery was founded in 1804, and
initially attracted few funerals because of its distance from the city centre. The au-
thorities responded by exhuming famous remains and resettling them here. Their
marketing ploy worked and Cimetière du Père Lachaise has been Paris' most fash-
ionable final address ever since.
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
