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    Père Lachaise Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise [simtjɛʁ dy pɛʁ laʃɛːz]; formerly cimetière de l'Est, "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery...
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    Gaston Lachaise (March 19, 1882 – October 18, 1935) was a French-born sculptor, active in America in the early 20th century. A native of Paris, he is most...
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    Lachaise (French pronunciation: [laʃɛz]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente department "Répertoire...
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    Paris, Seen from the Heights of the Père Lachaise (French: Paris, vu des hauteurs du Père Lachaise) is a landscape painting made between 1842 and 1859...
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  • Nagle Lachaise (1872–1957) was an American-born, amateur poet, and wife of sculptor Gaston Lachaise active in the early 20th century. Isabel Lachaise was...
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    In 1804, Napoleon established a cemetery there – the well-known Père Lachaise Cemetery (literally "The Father la Chaise Cemetery"). Thus, his name lives...
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    Père Lachaise (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ laʃɛːz]) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 and Line 3 on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements...
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    confident, robust nude woman by Gaston Lachaise that was modeled in 1928-30 and first cast in bronze in 1933. Lachaise created the full-scale model for statue...
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  • Brongniart – French architect, best known for designing the layout of the Pėre Lachaise Cemetery Pierre Brossolette – French journalist, politician and Résistance...
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    Victor Noir (category Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery)
    became a symbol of opposition to the imperial regime. His tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris has become a fertility symbol. He was born Yvan Salmon...
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