Did you know that Paris' catacombs were created because one used the stone material to build pretty much everything here, for example the foundations of Notre Dame.
In the 18th century there were problems with too crowded cemeteries too close to the city center of Paris so new cemeteries outside of the city (for example Père Lachaise) were created in the same time as the remains in the old cemeteries (which were shut down) were relocated right down to the catacombs where they rest until this very day. So nowdays you can wander around these hall ways where the walls are made of human bones, piled up in neat piles. This is the fascinating (but a little creepy) truth..
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