Daumy division 93 Pere-Lachaise

Robert Bain (1891-1904) division 93 Pere-Lachaise

Victor Noir (1848-1870) division 92 Pere-Lachaise

Born Yvan Salmon, journalist Victor Noir was assassinated by Prince Pierre Bonaparte, grand-nephew of Napoleon I and cousin of Napoleon III. Bonaparte was acquitted. Originally buried in Neuilly, his body was removed to Pere Lachaise. Effigy in bronze by Jules Dalou (1838-1902).

Landau division 92 Pere-Lachaise

Forever forlorn and seemingly all alone in world of stone.

Khadra division 92 Pere-Lachaise

Is this Isabelle Heneine Khadra who reportedly died in 1913 at the age of 21?

Leon Thery (1879-1909) division 91 Pere-Lachaise

Pioneer race car driver.

Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805-1881) division 91 Pere-Lachaise

French socialist political activist and political theorist. Sculpture by Jules Dalou (1838-1902).

Mabel Watson division 90 Pere-Lachaise

Cleo Merode (1875-1966) division 90 Pere-Lachaise

Was Cleo just a dancer? She was that and so much, much more.

Garden of Stone, selections from Past Lives in Pere-Lachaise

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) division 89 Pere-Lachaise

Sculpture by Jacob Epstein, lipstick by his admirers (these photos was taken before the barrier screen went up).

Nicoud division 89 Pere-Lachaise

Harriet Toby (1929-1952) division 88 Pere-Lachaise

Born Harriet Joan Katzman, Toby was an American ballerina. How much of her life did she spend on her toes? Harriet was 23 when she died in a plane crash alongside actresses Michèle Verly and Alice Topart.

Columbarium division 87 Pere-Lachaise

While you will find little of the typical sculpture in the Columbarium (division 87), located in a u-shape around the crematorium, there are some strikingly unique niche covers. Here are four of my favorites: Nos. 2116 and 2105 :

At nos. 6925 and 6913, so close and yet so far. . . the mystery lingers/ at the tips of their fingers. . .

Another puzzle, this one at no. 219. Who is buried here? work your way through the maze and let us know!

Alain Rey.

Memorial to the Czechs who died fighting for France division 82 Pere-Lachaise

Part of a unique collection of large sculptures located along Avenue des Etrangers Morts Pour la France, in divisions 84 and 88, and includes memorials to those Greeks, Armenians, Russian, Poles, Italians, and Belgians who died fighting for France (mort pour la France).