Lachaise

[ luh-shez; French la-shez ]

noun

1. Gas·ton [gas, -t, uh, n, g, a, -, stawn], 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.

Example Sentences

The vast hilly complex, woven through with winding pathways, resembles a cross between Arlington National Cemetery and venerable burial grounds like Paris’ Pere Lachaise, with ornate tombs and fine-arts statuary.

From Los Angeles Times

A tourist at Père Lachaise, the cemetery in Paris where Cherubini is buried, is more likely to visit the neighboring grave of Chopin.

From New York Times

On the left, beside the male dancer, there’s only a sullen little boy watching from his bedroom — and another Lachaise drawing of a figure turning away.

From New York Times

Not as well-known as the largest cemetery in Paris, Père Lachaise, Montparnasse nonetheless has its share of famous literary, artistic and historic dead.

From Washington Post

Morrison's body lay wrapped in dry ice and plastic for 72 hours before he was buried in the city's famous Père Lachaise Cemetery.

From Salon