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Per Lachaise Cemetery

Per Lachaise Cemetery. Devn Bott. Origin. This cemetery was named after François de la Chaise . Who lived in a jesuit house that was rebuilt in sight of the chapel. He wanted to do something interesting with his land so he hired Napolean Bonaparte to build his very own cemetery.

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Per Lachaise Cemetery

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  1. Per Lachaise Cemetery Devn Bott

  2. Origin • This cemetery was named after François de la Chaise. Who lived in a jesuit house that was rebuilt in sight of the chapel. He wanted to do something interesting with his land so he hired Napolean Bonaparte to build his very own cemetery.

  3. About The cemetry • It was opened on may 21, 1804 and it stretched an amazing 110 acres. • This cemetery is the largest one in all of Paris and its also the most visited cemetery in the entire world • The first person buried there was a five-year-old girl named Adélaïde Pailliard de Villeneuve, and since 1804 over 1 million people are buried there today

  4. Admission • To visit this cemetery it is totally free • But to get buried there you have to make reservations, and if you don’t another person could take your spot. You pretty much rent a spot in the cemetery • Also to be buried there you must be a resident of Paris or lived there for at least 4 years.

  5. Opening hours • This place is free but its only open on these times. . . • Mon-Sun 8–12am • So get there early

  6. Location • This cemetry is located in France, in the famous city of Paris

  7. Interesting facts 1 • They have a special room that they keep cremated bodies ashes and bones, but its usually locked

  8. Interesting facts 2 • This is the only cemetery in the world that stretches 110 acres and its so big it even has its own streets, and street names

  9. Interesting facts 3 • Pere Lachaise cemetery is also known for all the famous people who were buried there including Oscar Wilde, King Louis XI, and many more

  10. Why I chose this • I picked this cemetery because its an amazing site and hopefully I get to see Pere Lachaise Cemetery one day. Its also the most famous cemetery and its gigantic compared to cemeteries here

  11. References • http://itotd.com/articles/489/pere-lachaise-cemetery/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Lachaise_Cemetery http://www.pere-lachaise.com/perelachaise.php?lang=en

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