The crypt….
This is just one of many beautiful family crypts in the Père LaChaise cemetery of Paris. The cemetery is one of my favorite places to visit in Paris. It’s very peaceful and the art is amazing! Plus, it was interesting to learn how the burials take place and how the elaborate crypts and mausoleums are maintained by the families. Often the doors are open, and I’ve stepped respectfully into several. “Père Lachaise is an operating cemetery and accepts new burials. However, the rules to be buried in a Paris cemetery are that people may be buried in one of these cemeteries if they die in the French capital city or if they lived there. Being buried in Père Lachaise is even more difficult nowadays as there is a waiting list and very few plots are available. The grave sites at Père Lachaise range from a simple, unadorned headstone to towering monuments and even elaborate mini chapels dedicated to the memory of a well-known person or family. Many of the tombs are about the size and shape of a telephone booth, with just enough space for a mourner to step inside, kneel to say a prayer, and leave some flowers.”
The crypt….
This is just one of many beautiful family crypts in the Père LaChaise cemetery of Paris. The cemetery is one of my favorite places to visit in Paris. It’s very peaceful and the art is amazing! Plus, it was interesting to learn how the burials take place and how the elaborate crypts and mausoleums are maintained by the families. Often the doors are open, and I’ve stepped respectfully into several. “Père Lachaise is an operating cemetery and accepts new burials. However, the rules to be buried in a Paris cemetery are that people may be buried in one of these cemeteries if they die in the French capital city or if they lived there. Being buried in Père Lachaise is even more difficult nowadays as there is a waiting list and very few plots are available. The grave sites at Père Lachaise range from a simple, unadorned headstone to towering monuments and even elaborate mini chapels dedicated to the memory of a well-known person or family. Many of the tombs are about the size and shape of a telephone booth, with just enough space for a mourner to step inside, kneel to say a prayer, and leave some flowers.”