Division 87 Columbarium - nos. 6925 and 6913

So close and yet so far. . .

Division 87 Columbarium - nos. 2116 and 2105

Division 84 - Memorial to the Czechs who died fighting for France

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

Division 84 - Achille Dester-Miard

Division 82 - Fraisse

Division 82 - Stephen Sinding (1846-1922)

Stephen Sinding, sculptor. Statue L'Angelus by Sinding.

Division 77 - Memorial to the Deportees to Auschwitz III

Just one of more than a dozen incredibly powerful, striking and dramatic sculptures in divisions 77 and 96 memorializing those, mostly Jews, deported to the various Nazi death camps during the Second World War, most of whom never returned. Powerful, gripping and should be at the top of every traveler's must-see list in the cemetery.

Division 71 - Croce-Spinelli and Sivel

Joseph Croce-Spinelli (1843-1875) and Theodore Henri Sivel (1834-1875) died of asphyxiation when their balloon ascended too high. A third man, Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899), survived and is buried in division 27. Sculpture by Alphonse Dumilatre (1844-1923).

Division 70 - Adelaïde Herbemont Moris (1802-1875)

"The Last Goodbye" by Léopold Morice (1846-1920):

Division 70 - Pierre Dorian (1814-1873)

Sculpture by Aime Millet (1819-1891), buried in Montmartre Cemetery.

Division 68 - Joaquin Maria de Errazu (died 1871)

Sculptures by Meunier:

Division 67 - Elisa Hodgson (1818-1882)

The Vicomtesse de Beauchesne; effigy by Antonino:

Division 66 - Anatole de LaForge (1821-1892)

Politician. Bronze sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905, buried in Passy Cemetery); designed by Gerharht, and part of a unique collection of sculptures at the tip of division 66:

Division 64 - Memorial to the Soldiers who died during the Siege of Paris

Division 61 - Remina Maggiori (died 1985)

Division 61 - Lucien Gibert (1904-1988)

Sculptor.

Division 59 - d'Ornano

Division 55 - Antoine Gaétan Guerinot (1830-1891)

Architect. Sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905), buried in Passy Cemetery:

Division 54 - Radusic

Division 53 - Reifenberg

One of the more striking, unqiue and puzzling sculptures in Pere-Lachaise. Appearing to be half-finished it has always struck me as the woman is coming out of (or disappearing into?) the stone. Either way, I find it most engaging -- and continue to wonder just who this most curious "Riefenberg" was. . .

Division 53 - Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892)

Bust by Chapu and statues by Boucher.

Division 50 - Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893) and Marc Schoelcher (1766-1832)

Abolitionist and politician Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893) and his father Marc (1766-1832) were both transferred to the Pantheon. Sculptures by Emmanuel Haunaux (1855-1934) and Alexis-Hippolyte-Fromanger (1805-1892).

Division 49 (2) - Victoire Jacob Schoelcher (1767-1839)

Division 49 (2) - Helene Andrianoff (died 1857)

Russian dancer: