The Catacombs of Paris (the “municipal Ossuary”) have been created at the end of the 18th century. The cemetery of Innocent (close to Saint-Eustace, in the district of the "Halles") had been used during nearly ten centuries and had become the origin of infection for all the inhabitants of the district. After multiple complaints, the Council of State, by decision of November 9, 1785, pronounced the removal and the evacuation of the cemetery of the Innocent ones.
CAUTION! : CLOSING OF THE CATACOMBS FOR WORK FROM MONDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2007 TO APRIL, 2008( Catacombs are currently closed for work )
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