PARIS-PERE LACHAISE-1118-ARCHITECTURE OF THE DEAD Photo 8

PARIS-PERE LACHAISE-1118-ARCHITECTURE OF THE DEAD

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November 18th 2009
Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Osar Wilde, Balzac, Maria Callas, Sadegh Hedayat are a a few interred in this world renowned cemetery... Wednesday was a sunny day...Thank God for that!!! The sun made the walk thru the Pere Lachaise city of dead a little lighter...The architecture was magnificent...Ornate, spectacular, monolithic, eternal, old, dense, picturesque, somber, mysterious, monumental... I fe ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more