Monument aux morts parisiens de la Première guerre mondiale, War memorial at Père Lachaise Cemetery, France
The monument aux morts parisiens de la Premiere guerre mondiale stretches 280 meters along the outer wall of Père Lachaise Cemetery, displaying inscribed names on dark blue steel plates. The plates are positioned at 1.3 meters height, making them easily readable for visitors walking past.
Paris inaugurated this memorial on November 11, 2018, marking the centenary of the World War I Armistice and honoring 94,415 deceased and 8,000 missing Parisians. The timing of the dedication linked the commemoration directly to the moment when the fighting ended a century earlier.
The names are arranged chronologically by year of death and alphabetically across successive plates, representing all Parisian districts in one place. This organization creates a reference that helps visitors locate names of their relatives.
Visitors can walk along the boulevard de Ménilmontant to read the inscriptions while exploring the cemetery grounds nearby. A landscaped area beside the memorial provides space for quiet reflection and contemplation.
The memorial is positioned along the outer boundary of Père Lachaise Cemetery, creating a physical dividing line between the world of the living and the dead. This placement makes it a distinctive location where two realms meet and overlap.
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