The catacombs in Paris hold remains of more than six million people. They are part of a tunnel network that runs below Paris that is more than 280 kilometers long. No one knows how far the tunnels extend in total, as there are still many paths that are unmapped and even undiscovered. The main reason behind the tunnels was to extract Lutetian limestone for use as a building material. For instance, parts of the Louvre, the Place de la Concorde and Les Invalides were built with limestone from this tunnel system.
The catacombs only take up about 2.1km of the tunnel system and they are the only part that is legally accessible. Even though that is the case, many people refer to the surrounding tunnel network when speaking about the "Catacombs of Paris".
The ossuary was created in the late 1700s to tackle the problem of overflowing cemeteries and until the early 19th century, the ossuary was largely forgotten until it became a novelty place for concerts and other private events.
The network is mostly intact today and is regularily toured by urban explorers or so called "Cataphiles".
If anyone is curious about the way we took, the names of the rooms we went into and a bit of a sidestory, here's the full post (warning: It's damn long and I feel it would overcrowd the forums)
Also, even though I posted a lot of photos, these are not all, so feel free to check out the rest of them if anyone has gotten curious.
LINK: http://inwordsandpictures.net/catacombs
FULL-ALBUM: https://flic.kr/s/aHskDMEvnC
INSTAGRAM: ofcdnb
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The catacombs only take up about 2.1km of the tunnel system and they are the only part that is legally accessible. Even though that is the case, many people refer to the surrounding tunnel network when speaking about the "Catacombs of Paris".
The ossuary was created in the late 1700s to tackle the problem of overflowing cemeteries and until the early 19th century, the ossuary was largely forgotten until it became a novelty place for concerts and other private events.
The network is mostly intact today and is regularily toured by urban explorers or so called "Cataphiles".
If anyone is curious about the way we took, the names of the rooms we went into and a bit of a sidestory, here's the full post (warning: It's damn long and I feel it would overcrowd the forums)
Also, even though I posted a lot of photos, these are not all, so feel free to check out the rest of them if anyone has gotten curious.
LINK: http://inwordsandpictures.net/catacombs
FULL-ALBUM: https://flic.kr/s/aHskDMEvnC
INSTAGRAM: ofcdnb
DSC_9230 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9239 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9241 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9245 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9250 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9254 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9257 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9265_1 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9276 by anthrax, auf Flickr
SC_9279 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9281 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9283_1 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9290_1 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9311 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9338 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9343_2 by anthrax, auf Flickr
DSC_9346_1 by anthrax, auf Flickr
