Le Pere Lachaise

The Pere Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris.  I took the Metro and it was only four stops from here.  Once out of the Metro station, I only had to walk across the street to enter the grounds which consist of 120 acres of tombs.  The cemetery was established shortly after the French Revolution so it's a little over 200 years old.

Many famous people are buried here such as Picasso, Gertrude Stein, Sarah Bernhardt, Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde.

Many of the tombs are small buildings that hold entire families.  Most have open metal-work grills for doors with stained glass windows on the back of the tomb.

The weather is lovely today so it was enjoyable just walking and reflecting on the history of this interesting place.