The remains of more than six million people are buried in a vast network of tunnels below Paris, France. People who call themselves 'cataphiles' visit the catacombs illegally and occasionally hold underground parties.
Underground Paris's secret life —
The remains of more than six million people are buried in a vast network of tunnels below Paris, France. People who call themselves 'cataphiles' visit the catacombs illegally and occasionally hold underground parties.
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Skulls and bones are arranged to form the walls of the tunnels in the Paris Catacombs. Circa 1900.
Underground Paris's secret life —
Skulls and bones are arranged to form the walls of the tunnels in the Paris Catacombs. Circa 1900.
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Bones from the Saints-Innocents cemetery were moved to the catacombs after the cemetery began overflowing with remains.
Underground Paris's secret life —
Bones from the Saints-Innocents cemetery were moved to the catacombs after the cemetery began overflowing with remains.
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Parts of the catacomb network date back to medieval times.
Underground Paris's secret life —
Parts of the catacomb network date back to medieval times.
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These subterranean quarries that make up the catacombs had been used to store the remains of generations of Parisians in a bid to cope with the overcrowding of Paris' cemeteries at the end of the 18th century.
Underground Paris's secret life —
These subterranean quarries that make up the catacombs had been used to store the remains of generations of Parisians in a bid to cope with the overcrowding of Paris' cemeteries at the end of the 18th century.
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A pile of bones and skulls sits in the Paris Catacombs. Circa 1935
Underground Paris's secret life —
A pile of bones and skulls sits in the Paris Catacombs. Circa 1935
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