Europe not only offers a beautiful panorama of the city or antique . Horror themes also become an interesting tourist attraction in Europe . One is the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris , France . Dare to come here ?
Travel became one of horror attraction vacation to Europe . English offers such a haunted old town in Edinburgh . Romania offers the Dracula castle in Bran . France also has the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery .
Eits , do not rush fear was yes . Pere Lachaise cemetery crowded anyway . So famous until people had to get in line to be buried in a cemetery in Paris is the largest with an area of 44 ha . Visitors to reach millions of people per year . detikTravel visited the tomb last week .
Pere Lachaise Cemetery is located on Boulevard de Menilmontant Road was opened on May 21, 1804 . The first person buried here was a five year old girl named Adelaide Pailliard de Villeneuve . She was the daughter of a maid . Emperor Napoleon has previously stated , every citizen has the right to be buried there without distinction of race or religion .
Opened at the beginning , this cemetery was considered too far from the city and just draw a few people to be buried there . Then the manager of the funeral was taking strategies , ie, move the tomb of some famous people in France to get there , such as Jean de La Fontaine , French poet famous for fairy-tale stories .
This strategy proved successful . People are starting to think to be buried among the famous citizens . Records show a few years later , Pere Lachaise changed from that originally only a grave containing dozens of residents to more than 33 thousand of them in 1830 .
This cemetery has been expanded five times , namely in 1824 , 1829, 1832, 1842 and 1850. Burial in this cemetery varied, ranging from the simple to the shape towering monuments and even chapels magnificent mini , which was built to commemorate people or famous family .
Jim Douglas Morrison , a singer and songwriter from the United States , known as the lead singer of the popular group The Doors in 1967 , is also buried here . Tomb Morrison , who died in Paris at the age of 27 years , including the most widely seen daily visitors .
It is also justified by an officer of the tomb , when questioned detikTravel Jacque who visit at the invitation of L' Oreal on the sidelines of the L' Oreal - UNESCO For Women in Science 2013.
According to Jacque , 1-2 thousand people visit the tomb every day . Middle-aged man was told at night , officers tomb must work extra hard to keep an eye on the magnificent tombs .
" Many have tried to steal bronze or other valuables in the tomb . They are usually in groups . To steal bronze took several people . In the market , can bronze sold for 3 euros per kilogram , " said Jacque .
Currently there are about 1 million bodies were buried in this cemetery and many others who are in the columbarium , a place to store their cremated ashes .
Pere Lachaise is now still accept new burials . However, the terms are a little tight . For example , people could be buried in this cemetery when they died in Paris or stay in the French capital . In fact because of the limited area remaining for new burials , then to be buried in this cemetery also must enter an alias waiting list waiting list .
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