327 Comments for Paris Catacombs

National Geographic did a piece on the Catacombs a few years ago.

Soooo not as good as this. Many thanks Motts!

Sweet!

FOOL OF A TOOK!!!!

Tell me you didn't drop a pebble down the well. . .

You weren't kidding when you said there were arrows of every colour down there.

What did it sound like as you trudged along the corridor?

For those looking for an above ground mini-version, try googling:
Sedlec Ossuary
Someone had time on their hands:
"The most interesting creations by Master Rint are the chandelier in the centre of the nave, containing all the bones of the human body , two monstrances beside the main altar and the coat-of arms of the Schwarzenberg noble family on the left-hand side of the chapel."

This is a continuation of what was done in the dark ages while the plagues were rolling through western Europe. At the time there wasn't enough manpower to bury people individually, not when one out of four people were dead.

Somewhere, I read that the best brown paints were made from mummy wrappings, being sold on the black market. Mind you, that was hundreds of years ago.

They play pinochle on your snout

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I repeat. . . you have a lot of courage!

Being down here without a map, having your only source of light go out and being alone would probably drive some people insane. I know I would go nuts between the fits of crying and screaming!

Is that what that is. . . I wondered!

I think my imagination would just run a muck, there's something about being in pitch black darkness that creeps me out.

I would love to see more for sure, but I don't think it's possible do it all at once. There are other tunnel networks that few know about, and it's tough to say how large the system really is... might take a few months or years of trips just to explore most of it!