The landscaped model of Père-Lachaise directly inspired the creation of a famous cemetery in the United States. Which one?
The answer
Founded in 1831 near Boston, Mount Auburn Cemetery drew explicitly on Père-Lachaise and became the first American “garden cemetery”, before going on to influence the creation of public parks in the United States.
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