Catacombs of Paris
Underground ossuary holding six million remains in tunnels carved from ancient limestone quarries.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Catacombs of Paris begins at the inscribed lintel at the entrance and follows the story of Philibert Aspairt, a hospital doorkeeper who went into these tunnels alone in 1793, and nobody knows why. It also covers the limestone quarries beneath the city, the Left Bank collapse of 1774, and the engineers who had to answer it. Best heard while you stand still in a corridor and notice the cool, damp air.
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