[PDF] The Best Way to Find Jim Morrison’s grave in Pere Lachaise

Where is Jim Morrison's grave in Pere Lachaise?

The best way to find Jim Morrison’s grave in Pere Lachaise is to enter the cemetery by one of the main entrances, located on Boulevard de Ménilmontant. You can reach this entrance, stopping at Père Lachaise or Philippe Auguste metro stations on line 2. Then, you have to walk up the big alley until the first intersection.

Where is Père-Lachaise Cemetery?

Père-Lachaise is located on Boulevard de Ménilmontant, The cemetery takes its name from Père François de la Chaise (1624-1709), the confessor of Louis XIV, who lived in the Jesuit house rebuilt in 1682 on the site of the chapel. The cemetery was established by Napoleon in 1804.

Who died at Père Lachaise?

A few months after Morrison’s death, Jean de Breteuil died of an overdose and in 1974, back in America, Pam Courson suffered the same fate. Back at Père Lachaise, Morrison’s grave, at first barely marked, soon became the most visited grave in the cemetery. In 1981, a headstone was crafted by the Croatian artist Mladen Mikulos.

How long does a Pere Lachaise burial plot last?

The City of Paris is the only authorized seller of burial plots, and currently offers them for 10, 30, and 50 years (100 years used to also be an option), or en perpétuité - provided the descendants continue to maintain them. The opportunity to secure a final resting spot for eternity was actually another clever Pere Lachaise marketing ploy.