The Paris Catacombs
Beneath the bustling streets, romantic cafes, and grand boulevards of Paris lies a shadow world: over 200 miles of subterranean limestone quarries stacked with the bones of more than six million people. How did the "City of Light" end up with the world’s largest underground ossuary?
In this episode, we descend 60 feet underground to explore the haunting, fascinating history of the Paris Catacombs. We trace the story back to the late 18th century, when overflowing city cemeteries and collapsing basements created a public health nightmare that forced Paris to move millions of human remains…
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