Many famous people are buried at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris
Despite this, people want to see what ritual sculpture looked like in different eras, and therefore selling tickets to famous cemeteries has become a profitable business. The list of the most famous cemeteries in the world was compiled by the popular magazine Forbes Traveller.
The first place on this list, without any reservations, is given to the Père Lachaise cemetery. It is located in a suburb of the French capital. It became so popular and almost obligatory for every tourist to visit because many famous people are buried here. Among them are Honoré de Balzac, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf. The beautifully crafted tombstones and sculptural monuments have long been considered masterpieces in Parisian urban culture. The location of the cemetery, the old crypts, and narrow paths have placed the old Père Lachaise cemetery on the list of the most popular attractions in the French capital.
Next on the list of the most popular is Mt. Auburn Cemetery. It is located in the American state of Massachusetts, in the city of Cambridge. Due to its centuries-old trees and green spaces, this cemetery is considered one of the most beautiful. Mt. Auburn Cemetery attracts many bibliophiles. After all, the cream of American classical literature is buried in this cemetery.
Equally well-known in the United States of America is Arlington Cemetery. It is located in the vicinity of the American capital and rightfully bears the name 'all-American cemetery'. Arlington Cemetery is a memorial because it contains 360 graves of American veterans.
Much lower in popularity, but not in significance for US residents, is Mt. Auburn cemetery. It is located in the south of the country in the city of New Orleans, the former capital of the slave-owning South. This cemetery has existed since 1789 and is essentially a huge city of the dead. The cemetery located in the French Quarter is popular not only among connoisseurs of ritual sculpture, but also among numerous ghost hunters. On the eve of All Saints' Day, they are present at the cemetery every night. In addition, in the film 'Easy Rider', St. Louis is presented in a romantic manner, and movie lovers from all over the world come here to feel the local atmosphere.
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is considered the most unusual cemetery on the planet. It is interesting for visitors mainly from the point of view of the burial principle, and not as a place for long, thoughtful walks. At least twelve thousand burials are located on a tiny patch of land. Some of them can no longer be found. Over the long years of its existence, the cemetery has acquired an incredible number of stories with a mystical background, which leaves numerous tourists not indifferent.
At La Recoleta Cemetery, located in Argentina, in the city of Buenos Aires, tourists are mainly attracted by the final resting place of Eva Perón. From the specialists' point of view, along with the burial place of the dictator's wife, the alley leading to it is also very interesting. For South American countries, cupids and angels, as well as lush tombstones and epitaphs, are very characteristic, which truly leaves an indelible impression on tourists.
And San Michele was recognized as the most romantic cemetery on the planet. It is located in Venice, on an island called the 'Island of Death'.
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