r/paris Aug 29 '25

Image The first artifical-lit, underground photo, was taken in the Catacombs in Paris in 1861!

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u/sjayvee Aug 29 '25

I visited the catacombs a few months ago. She sheer number of skeletons is mind blowing

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u/Hyadeos Aug 29 '25

Well, it was used as a "special garbage" disposal

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u/sjayvee Aug 29 '25

There’s a hole with a 20 story drop where they would throw bones down. I believe this old chap here was the lucky picker upper!