Thursday, June 28, 2012

Le Pere Lachaise

Who is the most famous person buried in Le Pere Lachaise cemetery? The French might say it's composer Frederic Chopin, writers Oscar Wilde or Gertrude Stein, singers Maria Callas or Edith Piaf, or maybe actor Yves Montande.

But visitors quickly discover that the most popular grave site belongs to American pop singer Jim Morrison who died in Paris in 1971. Like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, Morrison will be forever 27.

Although his headstone is blocked by a small fence, it is decorated with candles and flowers left by admirers. On a nearby tree, they leave blobs of chewing gum and tiny notes written with Sharpie pens. In contrast, we found Maria Callas' marker in the crematorium largely ignored.



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