Père Lachaise Cemetery was opened by Napoleon on 21 May 1804.
It remains the largest green space in Paris to this day. It is also the most visited necropolis in the world. The garden cemetery was the first of its kind. Upon its opening, Napoleon declared “Every citizen has the right to be buried regardless of race or religion.”
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The cocardes I've left on the Duplays' graves were holding up nicely after one year outside in all kind of weather (2nd of June 2022- 1st of June 2023) and just a bit dirty, but I still swapped them for new ones while I had the chance
I love how colorful Babet's grave currently is! And Spring happened a bit later this year than the year before, so Eleonore's rosebush was still in bloom this time!!
Someone had left a little note with just a date on it: 6 May 1768. They probably were trying to write Robespierre's birthday (6 May 1758), got confused by Eleonore's birth and death year written on the grave (1768-1832) and mixed it all up.
Conversationally, I now believe that Eleonore wasn't born in 1768, but more likely in early 1767 or even late 1766 (more on that here).
Edit: LMAO, I also made a typo on Robespierre's birthday and originally wrote "5 May 1758" instead of the 6th, probably because my idiot brain was thinking "May, that's the 5th month". All fixed now! But my typo will live on in a few reblogs 😬
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Bonjour, bon Dimanche à tous ☕️ 🥐 🍎
Couple d'amoureux sur un banc au Père Lachaise🗼Paris 1955
Photo de ©Gérald Bloncourt
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Cimetière du Père Lachaise--nov-2022©FrançoiseLarouge André Gill 1840 -1885 Chansonnier, auteur-compositeur-interprète, dessinateur, poète, caricaturiste, peintre, communard
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Le regard d’Hugo au Père Lachaise 🌪️
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grieving for all of the pasts
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Pour ceux intéressés, l'historien de l'art @/arnaudschoonheere a créé une visite queer du Père Lachaise, le parcours (avec qql commentaires pour chaque tombe/personnalité) est en story sur compte 😁
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The fact they sculpted 2 pillows for her is so real
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Paris, vu des hauteurs du Père Lachaise
Tombstone in Père Lachaise Cemetery, in Paris. Antoine-Jean Gros' tombstone is represented in the center of the painting. Gros was one of Napoleon’s portraitists and the pioneer of French Romanticism.
Artist: Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont
c. 1842-1859
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HELMUT NEWTON - PÈRE-LACHAISE, TOMB OF TALMA, PARIS, 1977
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