Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Catacombs of Paris

The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de ParisAbout this sound  ) are underground ossuaries in ParisFrance which hold the remains of about six million people[1] in a small part of the ancient Mines of Paris tunnel network. Located south of the former city gate "Barrière d’Enfer" 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. The underground cemetery became a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early 19th century, and has been open to the public on a regular basis since 1874 with surface access from a building at Place Denfert-Rochereau. 

Thing I see
dead people-personnes décédées
skulls-crânes
bones-des os
bodies-corps
elbows-les codes


Soupe de Poisson à la Rouille

Paris-Brest

I hear...
chandeliers blowing in the vent


J'entends... lustres soufflant dans l'évent

















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