Week #7

WANDERING TROUGH THE CEMETERY

“Exploring Paris’s cemeteries ( Montparnasse, Passy, and Père Lachaise) can be a rewarding task. Artists, statesmen, and industrialists abound in these cities of the dead. Additionally, memorials, historical relics, and works of art make such trips all the more fascinating. With enough time, Paris’ cemeteries will reveal their treasures to any visitors. Given that most visitors are on a strict schedule, a cemetery map will save valuable time when conducting a tour of the cemetery’s highlights. However, most maps only point to the general area in which the tomb is located. This leads to aimless wandering and frustration which can be minimized with prior knowledge of a tomb’s design.”

Benjamin Waldman in Unntapped Cities

Drawing by Ivana Surdic