Beneath the streets of Paris lies a labyrinth packed with the bones of more than six million people—relocated centuries ago when the city’s cemeteries overflowed. Today, visitors descend into the darkness and come back with stories: disembodied whispers, footsteps in empty passages, the feeling of being watched. Some are convinced the restless dead never left. Others say the mind simply unravels in the silence. But one question lingers in those tunnels: are the catacombs truly haunted… or is it the living who can’t be trusted down there?
1.) Hallways in the catacombs blocking areas not open to the public. Courtesy of Patrick Schadler/Alamy Stock Photo and AllThatsInteresting.com
2.) One of the artistic structures in the catacombs created from the remains left there. Courtesy of Shadowgate/Wikimedia Commons and AllThatsInteresting.com
3.) The catacombs in 1861 when the crypt was still disorganized. Courtesy of Nadar/Wikimedia Commons and AllThatsInteresting.com
4.) Some of the art decorating the catacombs in 2004. Courtesy of Jean-Francois DEROUBAIX/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images and AllThatsInteresting.com
5.) One of the entrances to the catacombs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and AllThatsInteresting.com
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