Europe 2011

Paris: Père Lachaise Cemetery

		Père Lachaise Cemetery is at the eastern edge of central Paris. It is a peaceful place, and it was nice to spend a couple of hours just wandering through it and looking at the different kinds of memorials erected over the years. *
		A portrait of its time. Many show people with their dogs. *
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		Memorial to an 18-year-old girl. *
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		Deceased politician, now forgotten. †
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		Memorial to André Gill, a caricaturist with a fine moustache. †
		We do not know the symbolism of the pelican. †
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		Memorial to all the dead. †

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