Reading Symbols at Père Lachaise: Owls, Bats, Angels, Sleep

A guided reading of common funerary symbols and their meanings in the landscape of Père Lachaise.

7/2/2025

19 min read

Funerary symbols encode meanings: owls for wisdom and night watch, bats for liminality, angels for guardianship, and sleeping figures for restful death.

Symbol Table

Symbol	Meaning	Mood
Owl	Wisdom, night	Vigilant
Bat	Threshold, night	Liminal
Angel	Guardian, message	Protective
Sleeper	Rest, peace	Gentle

📸 Gallery

Stone owl Another owl Bronze bat Sleeping figure

Symbols guide reading — a lexicon for mourning.

Tentang Penulis

Iconography Researcher

Sebagai pejalan dan pencerita lama di Paris, saya menyusun panduan ini untuk membantu pengunjung menemukan jalan di Père Lachaise — dari legenda dan kisah cinta hingga monumen sunyi dan kelembutan sehari-hari dalam mengenang.

Reading Symbols at Père Lachaise: Owls, Bats, Angels, Sleep

Symbol Table

📸 Gallery

Tentang Penulis

Iconography Researcher

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