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“Paris Municipal Ossuary” on April 7, 1786, and, from that time forward, took on the mythical name of “Catacombs”, in reference to the Roman catacombs, which had fascinated the public since their discovery. Starting in 1809, the Catacombs were opened to the public by appointment.
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For this 1.5 km circuit, plan on an hour-long visit.
In the Paris Catacombs, there are 131 steps to go down and 112 steps to climb up.
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Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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“Paris Municipal Ossuary” on April 7, 1786, and, from that time forward, took on the mythical name of “Catacombs”, in reference to the Roman catacombs, which had fascinated the public since their discovery. Starting in 1809, the Catacombs were opened to the public by appointment.
Skip The Line Audio Guided Paris catacombs with 4 Languages
Priority entry to Paris Catacombs
For this 1.5 km circuit, plan on an hour-long visit.
In the Paris Catacombs, there are 131 steps to go down and 112 steps to climb up.
Itinerary
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Stop At: The Paris Catacombs, 1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris France
When major public health problems linked to the city’s cemeteries led to a decision to move their contents to an underground site in the late eighteenth century. The former Tombe-Issoire quarries under the plain of Montrouge were chosen by Paris authorities as an easily accessible site outside of the capital at the time. The first evacuations took place between 1785 and 1787 and involved Paris’s largest cemetery, the Saints-Innocents cemetery.
“Paris Municipal Ossuary” on April 7, 1786, and, from that time forward, took on the mythical name of “Catacombs”, in reference to the Roman catacombs, which had fascinated the public since their discovery. Starting in 1809, the Catacombs were opened to the public by appointment.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
