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CroatiaCulture2 days ago

We call Paris the city of love, but few know that beneath it lies a place with millions of dead.

The article discusses the Paris catacombs, a subterranean network beneath the city that contains the remains of over six million people. It describes the historical context of their creation, noting that they were established to address issues of ground collapse and overcrowded cemeteries in the 18th century. The catacombs began during ancient times when Romans quarried stone under Paris and were officially dedicated on April 7, 1786, becoming a repository for human remains from decommissioned cemeteries that made way for urban development.

JEZIVA PRIČA /

Pariz zovemo gradom ljubavi, ali malo tko zna da ispod njega leži mjesto s milijunima mrtvih

Pariz, Grad Svjetlosti, pulsira životom na svojim bulevarima, u muzejima i kafićima. No dvadeset metara ispod asfalta i vreve, prostire se posve drugačiji grad - tiho, mračno carstvo mrtvih. Pariške katakombe, dom posmrtnih ostataka više od šest milijuna ljudi, nisu samo morbidna turistička atrakcija. One su spomenik jedinstvenom rješenju dvostruke krize koja je prijetila uništenjem Pariza u 18. stoljeću: urušavanja tla i pretrpanih groblja koja su širila zarazu.

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Pariške katakombe počele su se pojavljivati u antičko doba, kada su Rimljani kopali kamen ispod Pariza. Od 7. travnja 1786., kada su podzemni prostori posvećeni, katakombe su postale spremište ljudskih ostataka ukinutih groblja koja su morala ustupiti mjesto novom urbanom razvoju.

Do 1814. u katakombama su smješteni ostaci više od šest milijuna ljudi. Samo za zabavu, sam grad Pariz ima približno 2,14 milijuna stanovnika.

19.6.2026.

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Net.hrIndependentCenter2 days ago
We call Paris the city of love, but few know that beneath it lies a place with millions of dead.

The article discusses the Paris catacombs, a subterranean network beneath the city that contains the remains of over six million people. It describes the historical context of their creation, noting that they were established to address issues of ground collapse and overcrowded cemeteries in the 18th century. The catacombs began during ancient times when Romans quarried stone under Paris and were officially dedicated on April 7, 1786, becoming a repository for human remains from decommissioned cemeteries that made way for urban development.

Bias read (Center): The article provides a factual overview of the Paris catacombs without taking a political stance or showing bias toward any particular ideology. It focuses on historical and cultural information rather than controversial political topics.