Public Farewells at Père Lachaise: Piaf’s Funeral

Examining the public farewell as a media event: choreography, crowd management, and ritual imagery.

12/2/2025

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Public funerals produce archives: photographs, news, and collective memory. The cemetery becomes a stage for farewell.

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Crowd flow: Managed paths.
Media: Fixed vantage points.
Ritual: Flowers, song, silence.

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Historic funeral

Farewell as public ritual — memory made visible.

Auteur

Media Historian

Marcheur de Paris et conteur de longue date, j’ai conçu ce guide pour aider chacun à s’orienter au Père-Lachaise — des légendes et des histoires d’amour aux mémoriaux discrets et à la tendresse quotidienne du souvenir.

Public Farewells at Père Lachaise: Piaf’s Funeral

Components

📸 Gallery

Auteur

Media Historian

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