Paris catacombs

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf underground ossuary
gptkbp:access most tunnels closed to public
gptkbp:address gptkb:1_Avenue_du_Colonel_Henri_Rol-Tanguy,_75014_Paris,_France
gptkbp:containsRemainsOf over six million people
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:enteredVia gptkb:Denfert-Rochereau_station
gptkbp:establishedDueTo overcrowded Paris cemeteries
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:As_Above,_So_Below_(film)
Catacombs (2007 film)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paris catacombs
gptkbp:length over 300 km
about 1.7 km open to public
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:managedBy Inspection générale des carrières
gptkbp:maximumDepth about 20 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Empire_of_the_Dead
gptkbp:notableEvent illegal parties and gatherings
opened to public in early 19th century
used as hideout during World War II
remains transferred from Saints-Innocents cemetery (1786–1788)
gptkbp:notableFor arranged bones and skulls
gptkbp:opened 1809
gptkbp:purpose limestone quarries
gptkbp:subjectOf urban exploration
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no
gptkbp:usedFor public tours
historical preservation
storage of human remains
gptkbp:website https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lutetian_limestone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7