(London Times) Parisian cemeteries go high-tech as city bids to shake off tired image

Parisian cemeteries are to enter an era of multimedia interactivity under plans to return the capital to what it sees as its rightful place at the cutting edge of change.

The high-tech cemeteries are among 40 plans unveiled this week as Paris Council seeks to transform a city widely seen to have fallen behind London, Barcelona and Berlin. Visitors to the graveyards will be greeted by touchscreens helping them to find the tombs of notable residents or relatives.

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