Lachaise
Americannoun
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I like the Ménilmontant area of Paris, just north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, where Jim Morrison of the Doors is buried.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
The vast hilly complex, woven through with winding pathways, resembles a cross between Arlington National Cemetery and venerable burial grounds like Paris’ Pere Lachaise, with ornate tombs and fine-arts statuary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
In 2019, Huster launched a petition to make the case for Molière’s remains to be moved from the Père Lachaise Cemetery, in Paris, to the Panthéon.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2022
In 1984, two years before Matlovich was diagnosed with AIDS, he and Bedwell visited Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where Oscar Wilde’s grave is a popular gay destination.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
Three of those accused out of four were present, Deschamps, Denivelle, and Madame Lachaise, the celebrated cantinière of the 66th.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
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