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Eiffel Tower vs Pere-Lachaise Cemetery

Both are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Pere-Lachaise Cemetery scores slightly higher than Eiffel Tower. Pere-Lachaise Cemetery is ranked #10 in Paris with endorsements from 10 sources like Afar Magazine, Fodor's and Atlas Obscura.

Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
8 / 10
5 avenue Anatole France, Quai Branly, 75007 Paris
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The Eiffel Tower is to Paris what the Statue of Liberty is to New York and what Big Ben is London: the ultimate civic emblem." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"It's hard to imagine just how avant-garde this tower of cast-iron girders was when it was built in 1889 to celebrate the World's Fair and the centenary of the French Revolution."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"No one could imagine Paris today without its signature spire." Full review
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Time Out Time Out
"No building better symbolises Paris than the Tour Eiffel." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"At 324m—just a tad shorter than New York City’s Chrysler Building—the tower is a tremendous feat of design and engineering, though wind does cause it to occasionally sway 6 to 7cm (nobody’s perfect)." Full review
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Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
9 / 10
16 rue du Repos, 75020 Paris
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Bring a red rose for "the Little Sparrow" Edith Piaf when you visit the cobblestone avenues and towering trees that make this 118-acre oasis of green perhaps the world's most famous cemetery." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The winding, cobbled paths of Père-Lachaise spread over 100 acres in the 20th Arrondissement, knotting around thousands of historic tombs, giant old trees, flowerbeds, and romantic ruins."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The world’s most visited cemetery, Père Lachaise (named after a confessor of Louis XIV) opened its one-way doors in 1804." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Beautiful and quiet place. Very quiet..."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The most famous cemetery in Paris, and one of the most recognizable in the world, Pere Lachaise is the final resting place for many celebrities." Full review
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