Père Lachaise Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise; officially, cimetière de l’Est, “East Cemetery”) is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France at (48 ha, 118.6 acres), though there are larger cemeteries in the city’s suburbs.

Père Lachaise is one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. Located in the 20th arrondissement, it is reputed to be the world’s most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the graves of those who have enhanced French life over the past 200 years. It is also the site of three World War I memorials.

Père Lachaise is located on Boulevard de Ménilmontant. Métro station Philippe Auguste on line 2 is next to the main entrance, while the station called Père Lachaise, on lines 2 or 3, is 500 metres away near a side entrance. (Many tourists are reported to prefer the Gambetta station on line 3 as it allows them to enter near the tomb of Oscar Wilde and then walk downhill to visit the rest of the cemetery.)

I know what your thinking. Visit a Cemetery? You kidding me right. Its not really and Asian thing, and if you look around, its the few places in Paris you don’t see Asians :P, but its really something different. This place is like a city, and its really old. There are graves here bigger than homes in Malaysia! And the artistry is amazing. A few famous people are burried here like Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and many famous french artist and poets. Take a walk and you will see.

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