Fancy spending a night getting cozy with up to six million of Paris's most distinguished residents? At least they'll be quiet.
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Fancy spending a night getting cozy with up to six million of Paris's most distinguished residents? At least they'll be quiet.
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For one night only, home rental website Airbnb is offering two brave souls the chance to win a Halloween stay in the Paris Catacombs -- the "world's largest grave." They'll have the honor of being the first living people to do so.
First living guests —
For one night only, home rental website Airbnb is offering two brave souls the chance to win a Halloween stay in the Paris Catacombs -- the "world's largest grave." They'll have the honor of being the first living people to do so.
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Located 20 meters below street level, the Catacombs are a subterranean labyrinth of more than 300 kilometers of skull-lined tunnels -- although only a couple of kilometers are open to the public.
Skull-lined labyrinth —
Located 20 meters below street level, the Catacombs are a subterranean labyrinth of more than 300 kilometers of skull-lined tunnels -- although only a couple of kilometers are open to the public.
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Walls are lined with the carefully arranged skulls and bones of the city's dead, which were reinterred during the 18th and 19th centuries after graveyards were closed due to public health concerns.
A new city of the dead —
Walls are lined with the carefully arranged skulls and bones of the city's dead, which were reinterred during the 18th and 19th centuries after graveyards were closed due to public health concerns.
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The Catacombs are decorated with macabre inscriptions. This one translates as, "If you've ever seen a man die, consider that the same fate awaits you."
Bedtime reading —
The Catacombs are decorated with macabre inscriptions. This one translates as, "If you've ever seen a man die, consider that the same fate awaits you."
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While this cheery reminder says, "Think in the morning that you might not see the evening, and in the evening that you might not see the morning."
Table talk —
While this cheery reminder says, "Think in the morning that you might not see the evening, and in the evening that you might not see the morning."
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The Catacombs' famous residents include guillotine victims Princess Elisabeth of France and Maximilien Robespierre, architect of the French Revolution.
Famous residents —
The Catacombs' famous residents include guillotine victims Princess Elisabeth of France and Maximilien Robespierre, architect of the French Revolution.
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Until now, the Catacombs' overnight guests weren't too concerned about their appearance, but the new sepulchral suite is kitted out with a dressing table, bed and dining area.
The suite —
Until now, the Catacombs' overnight guests weren't too concerned about their appearance, but the new sepulchral suite is kitted out with a dressing table, bed and dining area.
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House rules warn visitors not to "follow ghosts" through the tunnels as "you might never find the exit." In 1793 Philibert Aspairt lost his way one night in the Catacombs. His remains weren't found for 11 years.
Don't get lost —
House rules warn visitors not to "follow ghosts" through the tunnels as "you might never find the exit." In 1793 Philibert Aspairt lost his way one night in the Catacombs. His remains weren't found for 11 years.
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