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

18 min read

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.

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Media Historian

Als doorgewinterde Parijse wandelaar en verteller schreef ik deze gids om bezoekers te helpen hun weg te vinden op Père Lachaise — van legendes en liefdes tot stille gedenkplekken en de dagelijkse tederheid van herinnering.

Public Farewells at Père Lachaise: Piaf’s Funeral

Components

📸 Gallery

Auteur

Media Historian

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