327 Comments for Paris Catacombs

Finally - a creepy gallery laced with graffiti! Thanks Motts!

Nope, no theater. It was dismantled by police when they raided it in 2004, and is located over 3 miles from where we were exploring.

I believe the wells were drilled to test the composition and integrity of the subsoil/rock. There's actually a "Mineralogy Office" (Le Cabinet, built in 1888) located in this network, which has a staircase-like structure built to display the various core samples.
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What a fantastic gallery, thank you! Were you able to get into the theater and take pictures? I would love to see that.

I can totally understand coming down here to "get away from it all" and staying for awhile.

This is cool and spooky at the same time! But the suspense is killing me, did you get to the theater?

Reminds me of those underground homes that are becoming popular now. This looks quite livable to me, just add a kitchen and bath, maybe a sleeping alcove and you're all set.

That's pretty cool -

Yes security in the official catacombs has increased, due to either vandalism or theft of bones.

This part of the network is a lawless territory - you sneak in through a hole in the ground. What you do or take down here is up to yourself.

I thought SpongeBob lived under water, not under Paris!

Yup - complete, absolute darkness without a flashlight. An experience difficult to actually experience outside of a cave or tunnel.

French Graffiti yet!

My heart would be pounding! You must have been on an adrenaline high the entire time you were down there!

It was easy to breathe, except in the ossuary, where the air was very stale and probably full of mold spores.

Yes, a good map is a must... you can't rely on strings, spray painted arrows or bread crumbs through miles of tunnel. I was using one that had been built up of older versions since the 1980s, refined and computerized in the 2000s; it was very precise. Even with this, I found it pretty easy to get turned around!

So old and yet with something so contemporary on it!