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Share this on: Facebook Twitter Digg delicious reddit MySpace StumbleUpon LinkedIn Loving life in Paris' Empire of the DeadBy Amanda Sealy and Samantha Weihl, CNNupdated 10:52 AM EDT, Thu August 2, 2012if (typeof cnnArticleGallery=="undefined"){var cnnArticleGallery={};if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=[];}}var expGalleryPT00=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGalleryPT00.setImageCount(6);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("Underground Paris\'s secret life", 1);.cnn_html_slideshow_metadata > .cnn_html_media_utility::before{color:red;content:'>>';font-size:9px;line-height:12px;padding-right:1px}.cnnstrylccimg640{margin:0 27px 14px 0}.captionText{filter:alpha(opacity=100);opacity:1}.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:visited,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:link,.captionText a,.captionText a:visited,.captiontext a:link{color:#004276;outline:medium none}.cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{margin:0 auto;padding-right:68px;width:270px}
The remains of more than six million people are buried in a vast network of tunnels below Paris, France. People who call themselves 'cataphiles' visit the catacombs illegally and occasionally hold underground parties.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"Underground Paris\'s secret life"}Skulls and bones are arranged to form the walls of the tunnels in the Paris Catacombs. Circa 1900.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Underground Paris\'s secret life"}Bones from the Saints-Innocents cemetery were moved to the catacombs after the cemetery began overflowing with remains.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Underground Paris\'s secret life"}Parts of the catacomb network date back to medieval times. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Underground Paris\'s secret life"}These subterranean quarries that make up the catacombs had been used to store the remains of generations of Parisians in a bid to cope with the overcrowding of Paris' cemeteries at the end of the 18th century.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Underground Paris\'s secret life"}A pile of bones and skulls sits in the Paris Catacombs. Circa 1935cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Underground Paris\'s secret life"}HIDE CAPTIONUnderground Paris's secret lifeUnderground Paris's secret lifeUnderground Paris's secret lifeUnderground Paris's secret lifeUnderground Paris's secret lifeUnderground Paris's secret life<<<
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The skulls and bones lining the walls, arranged in a macabre fashion, make up what is known as the Empire of the Dead -- the Catacombs of Paris.The catacombs snake below the city, a 321-kilometer (200-mile) network of old quarries, caves and tunnels.Some Parisians are drawn to this largely uncharted territory -- a hidden network of adventure, discovery and even relaxation. They are known as 'cataphiles' and the catacombs are their playground.var currExpandable="expand15";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.source='international/2012/08/03/untold-stories-paris-empire-dead-a.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='';mObj.lgImage="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\CNN Online\lm\120803063211-untold-stories-paris-empire-dead-a-00004107-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand15Store=mObj;
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Empire of the Dead: Part 3It is a top-secret group. Catacomb entrances are known only to those daring enough to roam the networks on their own -- and break the law.Entering unauthorized sections of the catacombs is illegal and a police force is tasked with patrolling the tunnels, and caught cataphiles risk fines of up to 60 euros ($73).But for explorers like Loic Antoine-Gambeaud and his friends, it is a risk they are willing to take."I think it's in the collective imagination. Everybody knows that there is something below Paris; that something goes on that's mysterious. But I don't think many people have even an idea of what the underground is like," Antoine-Gambeaud said.For those who want to find out, but are not willing to take the risk of going in unsupervised, there is a legal, tourist-friendly public entrance to the catacombs off Place Denfert-Rochereau. Visitors from around the world will queue up to see death on display."I think people are fascinated with death," one visitor said. "They don't know what it's about and you see all these bones stacked up, and the people that have come before us, and it's fascinating. We're trying to find our past and it's crazy and gruesome and fun all at the same time."But experiencing the history of Paris in an orderly fashion is not the cataphiles' style.Underground, there are plaques echoing the street names above etched into the walls, helping the cataphiles navigate.Often equipped only with head lamps and homemade maps, they explore the tunnels and ancient rooms, sometimes staying underground for days at a time.They throw parties, drink wine, or just relax in a silence they say can't be experienced anywhere else.The catacombs are a by-product of Paris' early development. Builders dug deep underground to extract limestone to build Paris above ground.But the subterranean quarries that were formed proved to be a shaky foundation for the city, causing a number of streets to collapse and be swallowed up by the ground.Eventually, repairs and reinforcements were made, and to this day, the tunnels and quarries are still monitored for safety.The quarries went through several transformations throughout history. Over time, they have served as everything from hiding places for revolutionaries to mushroom farms.In the 18th century the Catacombs became known as the Empire of the Dead.Paris' dead had been buried in cemeteries and beneath churches in the city center, but the number of bodies began to overwhelm the land, breaking through the walls of people's cellars and causing major health concerns.So, beginning in the 1780s, the bodies were transferred in carriages at night to a new, final resting place in the old quarries.In those tunnels there are now the remains of more than six million people. And for the cataphiles, the life among the dead opens up new dreams and possibilities."It's like an alternate reality," Antoine-Gambeaud said. "You don't have the same sort of social interaction with people as you do above. You are free to invent yourself again, to be somebody else."Bone people: The explorers of the Parisian catacombsShare this on: Facebook Twitter Digg delicious reddit MySpace StumbleUpon LinkedIn We recommendvar cnn_oburlStr=location.pathname+'';cnn_oburlStr=(cnn_oburlStr.indexOf('?') > -1) ? cnn_oburlStr.substr(0,cnn_oburlStr.indexOf('?')) : cnn_oburlStr;var OutbrainPermaLink='http://www.cnn.com'+cnn_oburlStr;var OB_Template="cnn";var OB_langJS='http://widgets.outbrain.com/lang_en.js';var OB_widgetId='AR_1';if (typeof(OB_Script)!='undefined'){OutbrainStart();}else{var OB_Script=true;var str="From around the webcnnad_newTileIDGroup(['607x95_adlinks','336x280_adlinks']);cnnad_createAd("589562","http://ads.cnn.com/html.ng/site=cnn&cnn_pagetype=mmst&cnn_position=607x95_adlinks&cnn_rollup=world&page.allowcompete=no¶ms.styles=fs","95","607");cnnad_registerSpace(589562,607,95);cnnad_createAd("511459","http://ads.cnn.com/html.ng/site=cnn&cnn_pagetype=mmst&cnn_position=336x850_rgt&cnn_rollup=whats_on&page.allowcompete=no¶ms.styles=fs","850","336");cnnad_registerSpace(511459,336,850);
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