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Eternal Resting Places: From Paris’ Père Lachaise to Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery

Although Paris is the city of love and romance, it also established the modern tradition of burial in beautifully landscaped surroundings.

This new concept of cemeteries quickly spread to the United States. Join Dr. Seth Gopin as he traces the evolution from mass interment in church graveyards to the new concept of planned urban cemeteries such as Père Lachaise, created in 1804 and Green-Wood Cemetery in 1838.











When: Wed., Oct. 31, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $29.00
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Although Paris is the city of love and romance, it also established the modern tradition of burial in beautifully landscaped surroundings.

This new concept of cemeteries quickly spread to the United States. Join Dr. Seth Gopin as he traces the evolution from mass interment in church graveyards to the new concept of planned urban cemeteries such as Père Lachaise, created in 1804 and Green-Wood Cemetery in 1838.

Buy tickets/get more info now