Catacombs of Paris
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catacombs-of-paris-161-4466966
title:
Catacombs of Paris
text:
The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer former city gate; the ossuary was created as part of the effort to eliminate the effects of the city's overflowing cemeteries. Preparation work began shortly after a 1774 series of basement wall collapses around the Holy Innocents' Cemetery added a sense of urgency to the cemeter
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description:
Underground ossuary in Paris, France
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Paris
date created:
2002-07-24T21:29:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:15:08Z
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