Ok so the point is they dug all these ways to use the stone to build Paris. Interesting
Hopeful_Hat_3532 on
How big is that in baguettes made of spelt flour ?
KGrahnn on
And I doubt this is all of it.
pik-ku on
I’ve watched enough movies not to fuck wit these catacombs
AToastedRavioli on
One of the most surreal places I’ve ever been to. It is absolutely otherworldly down there. Equal parts fascinating and creepy
anVlad11 on
Somebody would be very confused if they tried to navigate the actual Paris catacombs using a map from a mobile Heroes of Might and Magic clone.
Myopic_Cat on
These images bring back memories. I was an expat in France for several years about 20 years ago. Our day exploring the (illegal, non-tourist) catacombs was definitely one of the highlights.
Not for the claustrophobic! There were sections like the last images that you had to wade through (especially near our entry in an abandoned railway tunnel as I recall). One passage was just 40 cm high so we had to slither commando-style on our bellies for 5-10 meters or so between slabs of solid bedrock. Our guide had us turn out our lights as we crawled, and we emerged in a chamber with a crunchy floor. When he lit his flashlight it turned out that the floor was entirely human bone fragments (not at all neat like those other images). We sat down and had lunch there. 🙂
We passed by a few of the more artistic areas shown here but most of the experience was just pitch dark long corridors of stone, frequently branching. Some areas had pipes or cables and appeared to have been in use not too long ago. Occasionally we encountered other wanderers, maybe a total of 20 or so during the whole day. Sometimes there were street signs just like the official Parisian ones that let you orient yourself, but mostly you would be lost without a map. Ours was hand drawn, similar in scale to the one in the photo, not nearly as big as the digital map. Great experience!
danykerb on
I have been there! Its a crazy, fascinating and mysterious place
Imagine being the poor GPS that has to navigate that maze 😂 2 hours late above ground, 2 years late underground!
waffelnhandel on
Very interesting that the ossuary only makes up a very small part of the whole network
majestic_dork on
I see why people get lost there
Makicheesay on
Why don’t they send drones down there to only turn left (or right) then return home when battery low. Rinse and repeat, surely they could map it pretty quick!
Taonaraku on
I’m curious, but how often are people in the catacombs?
YoungLittlePanda on
Does anybody know what level you have to be for this dungeon and what’s the boss drop?
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Wow amazing
https://preview.redd.it/iu1p5voajutf1.jpeg?width=7000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08cd9e79bf8a383df4893eb7121411121bbb6718
8K Pixels
[https://imgur.com/a/jbwJoF6](https://imgur.com/a/jbwJoF6)
Ok so the point is they dug all these ways to use the stone to build Paris. Interesting
How big is that in baguettes made of spelt flour ?
And I doubt this is all of it.
I’ve watched enough movies not to fuck wit these catacombs
One of the most surreal places I’ve ever been to. It is absolutely otherworldly down there. Equal parts fascinating and creepy
Somebody would be very confused if they tried to navigate the actual Paris catacombs using a map from a mobile Heroes of Might and Magic clone.
These images bring back memories. I was an expat in France for several years about 20 years ago. Our day exploring the (illegal, non-tourist) catacombs was definitely one of the highlights.
Not for the claustrophobic! There were sections like the last images that you had to wade through (especially near our entry in an abandoned railway tunnel as I recall). One passage was just 40 cm high so we had to slither commando-style on our bellies for 5-10 meters or so between slabs of solid bedrock. Our guide had us turn out our lights as we crawled, and we emerged in a chamber with a crunchy floor. When he lit his flashlight it turned out that the floor was entirely human bone fragments (not at all neat like those other images). We sat down and had lunch there. 🙂
We passed by a few of the more artistic areas shown here but most of the experience was just pitch dark long corridors of stone, frequently branching. Some areas had pipes or cables and appeared to have been in use not too long ago. Occasionally we encountered other wanderers, maybe a total of 20 or so during the whole day. Sometimes there were street signs just like the official Parisian ones that let you orient yourself, but mostly you would be lost without a map. Ours was hand drawn, similar in scale to the one in the photo, not nearly as big as the digital map. Great experience!
I have been there! Its a crazy, fascinating and mysterious place
https://preview.redd.it/nlb06ady2vtf1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=623b8e61ed5d5803f9eab3d03d7a9f307622c416
What’s that font? I quite like it
Imagine being the poor GPS that has to navigate that maze 😂 2 hours late above ground, 2 years late underground!
Very interesting that the ossuary only makes up a very small part of the whole network
I see why people get lost there
Why don’t they send drones down there to only turn left (or right) then return home when battery low. Rinse and repeat, surely they could map it pretty quick!
I’m curious, but how often are people in the catacombs?
Does anybody know what level you have to be for this dungeon and what’s the boss drop?