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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
Stone owl perched on a monument

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.

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Uzun yıllardır Paris sokaklarını adımlayan bir anlatıcı olarak bu rehberi; efsanelerden ve aşk hikâyelerinden sakin anıtlara ve günlük hatırlamanın nazikliğine dek, ziyaretçiye yollarını buldurmak için hazırladım.

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Père Lachaise
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Owls
Bats
Angels

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