Rows of skulls and bones in the underground Catacombes, Paris.

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Rows of skulls and bones in the underground Catacombes, Paris. 'In 1785 it was decided to solve the hygiene and aesthetic problems posed by Paris' overflowing cemeteries by exhuming the bones and storing them in the tunnels of three disused quaries. One ossuary created in 1810 is now known as the Catacombes.' (Notes from Lonely Planet Guide) During World War II the tunnels were used by the French resistance. This black and white image was created in camera.

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Size: 5208px × 3472px
Location: Catacombes (entrance), Place Denfert-Rochereau, Paris, France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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