Portes des Mausolées V

If yesterday's doors were in my Top Ten, this might be Numéro 1. I love the soft color and the dried palm frond tucked in the grill. 

Portes des mausolées IV

These could be in my Cemetery Doors Top Ten.

Père-LaChaise

Portes des mausolées III

TOday we move to the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise. I have visited many times and still feel like I just scratched the surface. It is enormous. If you are in Paris for a while, it's worth it. If you're only there for a few days, I'd tour Passy or Montparnasse. 

Les feuilles mortes

Cimetière de Passy

Les portes bleues

Cimetière du Père -Lachaise

16 Rue du Repos

75020 Paris

La Croix

 The mausoleum doors are works of art at le Cimetière de Passy.

2 rue de Commandant Schloesing

75016 Paris

Cimetière de Saint Denis

 The former municipal cemetery in Saint Denis, proved to be just as beautiful as some of the more famous cemeteries in Paris.

Le memento

As I've visited more and more Paris cemeteries, I've been drawn to the flowers that are often left tucked in the grillwork of mausoleum doors. At Père Lachaise recently, I photographed a number of them but this one was my favorite.  The colors and the dried fronds were pleasing to me.

La porte - Cimetière Montparnasse

Depuis 1824, first known as Cimetière du Sud.  Mary introduced me to this Paris cemetery.  I've been back several times.  If you've not visited, put it on your list. 

3 Boulevard Edgar Quinet

75014 Paris

Métro -  Raspail

M M

I bring you back again, and again to the Cimetière de Passy.  I still ask myself why I seem to have found more images here than any other cemtery in Paris. Je ne sais pas.

Trois Croix

Cimetière de Passy

La porte ouverte

 Cimetière de Passy

Knock...

but don't expect an answer.

Cimetière Passy (1820)

2 rue du Commandant Schloesing