‘Empire of the dead’: Paris’ Catacombs still entice visitorsA place of fear, legend, inspiration and
‘Empire of the dead’: Paris’ Catacombs still entice visitorsA place of fear, legend, inspiration and exploration, Paris’s skull and bone-lined Catacombs still draw thousands of visitors each year, many of whom queue for hours to explore the ghoulish burial site.“Stop! This is the empire of the dead”, reads a sign greeting visitors at the entrance to the two-kilometre (1.2-mile) long tunnels filled with the bones of approximately six million Parisians — although that figure is still debated. -- source link
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