Ep. 94 Grave Stories: Père Lachaise

 "The Disneyland of graveyards!"

 Where legends never die…Beneath ivy-covered paths in the 20th arrondissement in Paris, Père Lachaise Cemetery is home to cultural icons like Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde, a possible vampire, a person buried without their heart, and more

Far more than Paris’s largest resting place, it’s a haunting museum of art, history, and memory—where Gothic tombs, war memorials, and timeless stories continue to shape the city’s soul.

Links:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/why-do-we-want-to-believe-that-jim-morrison-is-still-alive

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Morrison

https://whereshouldigo.travel/who-is-victor-noir-and-why-are-his-genitals-among-the-most-visited-sites-in-pere-lachaise/

https://cemeteriesroute.eu/projects/stories/the-bizarre-fame-of-victor-noir.aspx

https://locationsoflore.com/2024/06/02/vampire-tale-elisabeth-demidoff/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/scandalous-history-oscar-wilde-memorial-tomb

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Cemetery-Enchanting-P%C3%A8re-Lachaise/dp/1778401589

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