Subterranean Sites in Paris

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.