Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France which hold the remains of over six million people in a small part of the ancient Mines of Paris tunnel network. Located south of the former city gate "Barrière d’Enfer" (Gate of Hell) beneath Rue de la Tombe-Issoire, the ossuary was founded when city officials were faced with two simultaneous problems: a series of cave-ins starting in 1774 and overflowing cemeteries, particularly Saint Innocents. Nightly processions of bones from 1786 to 1788 transferred remains from cemeteries to the reinforced tunnels, and more remains were added in later years.
Five things I see there = Cinq choses que je vois
1. Bones = Des os
2. Tunnels = Des tunnels
3. Engravings = Des gravures
4. Archways = Des arcades
5. A tomb = Un tombeau
What did I eat there?
Daube Provençal Teurgoule
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