Cemeteries in Paris, Arkansas

Private Cemeteries in Paris, Arkansas often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Paris, Arkansas are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Paris, Arkansas are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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Our database contains records of burials from 16 cemeteries.

Montparnasse Cemetery The Montparnasse Cemetery, in the 14th Arrondissement, is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Paris. Known by locals as the cemetery of the south, in opposition to Père Lachaise, which is in the north, it is less frequented than Père Lachaise but just as peaceful and tranquil.

The graves of Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and Frédéric Chopin are arguably the most famous and most visited in the cemetery and we planned our route to allow us to visit each of their burial places.

The best known cemeteries in Paris are Père Lachaise and the Montmartre and Montparnasse cemeteries, but there are 14 cemeteries altogether in the French capital.

This meant overcrowding and disease, and by 1786 the city centre cemeteries were condemned, all bodies were moved underground to the catacombs and cemeteries were banned in central Paris.

The city needed a better place to put its dead. So it went to the tunnels, moving bones from the cemeteries five stories underground into Paris' former quarries. Cemeteries began to be emptied in 1786, beginning with Les Innocents.

Morrison was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, one of the city's most visited tourist attractions, where Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, French cabaret singer Édith Piaf, and many other poets and artists are also buried.

Père Lachaise Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise [simtjɛʁ dy pɛʁ laʃɛːz]; formerly cimetière de l'Est, "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at 44 hectares or 110 acres. With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world.

The Cimetière du Calvaire opened in 1688 alongside the Montmartre Abbey making it the oldest cemetery in Paris. You'll find it tucked in beside one of the most ancient churches in Paris, Saint Pierre de Montmartre which dates from the beginning of the 12th century.

Situated among the rolling hills of the 20th arrondissement in east Paris, Pére Lachaise is the hauntingly beautiful final resting place of many famous figures in art, music, literature and history.

The Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument in the world and certainly one of the most iconic in Paris. Designed by architect and engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was commissioned for the 1889 'Exposition Universelle', commemorating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.