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7Famous Cemetery in the World
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The most visited cemetery in the world is found in no other place than France. Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France is very big, so big that tourists use maps to find their way around. Other cemeteries in the world were built in this model. It is the resting place of notable figures like famed Irish poet, Oscar Wilde. In this huge pantheon there are buried characters from the French and world history of all time. In addition to being a huge architectural example of European funeral art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and a paradise for photography lovers. Grim in the Parisian winter, gloomy in the fall, something romantic in the spring or peaceful in the summer; This cemetery is a film stage all year. We highlight this place as one of the must-sees in the city for two reasons. The first is that it is free, if you want a guided tour you can do it, (duration 2hs – price 5 / 8 euros). And the second and most important is that this cemetery is the biggest hall of fame of the dead. With more than 130 famous tombs of iconic personages for France and the world. You will find politicians, painters, writers, singers, actors and actresses, athletes and more. Click the next ARROW to see the next photo!