Facts About Paris Catacombs

[@TheMetalwolf77777]

It's insane how morbid and beautiful the catacombs are

[@nohammyadigg7483]

Makes me think of Diablo

[@tygrahof9268]

I would LOVE to see a séance done down there...the flood of "voices" would have the seer running!!

[@77confusedzombie77]

My reclusive uncle's basement has the same vibe

[@hydrox554]

ever been down there? i go down there twice to 4 times a year =)

[@appeasing]

I got to visit these in October 2019. It was super interesting and cool to see. What was sad though was occasionally seeing graffiti on human bones and skulls. Like “Travis was here”. Really disrespectful.

[@MagdaleneDivine]

During the pandemic... Or the start of the pandemic you were able to travel to Paris and see things? I think you are lying to sound cool

[@klarabarunovic9841]

@@MagdaleneDivine pandemic only really took off in the spring of 2020 tho

[@mrzee2720]

That’s what I was about to say too @klara March 2020 was when everything shut down. I went on a trip in January 2020 myself. Hope I sound cool enough for you @scorpion

[@MagdaleneDivine]

Hmm. I still think she's lying just to comment. There were already travel restrictions between countries in place and catacombs were not LEGALLY open at that time due to the illness going around which started in Europe before that states. But you know whatever you want to believe I. Mean y'all are watching this channel

[@EclecticDD]

@@mrzee2720 Haters going to hate.

[@tremorsfan]

You should do a video about the Cappuchin Crypt in Rome. At the entrance there is a sign: "What you are we once were, what we are you will be".

[@EclecticDD]

It's interesting, like a precursor to Bodyworks.

[@MrIbadanBoy]

That's some deeper than deep sign💯

[@Elyseon]

There's a chapel in Portugal built out of bones. "We bones that here be, yours await." Another smaller one in Alcantarilha, Algarve, is lined with skulls. Once, a mouse made one of them fall and scared the shit out of the people who were inside at the time.

[@Miss-Anne-Thrope]

It's also a poem called 'Remember me' but I can't remember who the author is. I don't know where it originated but there are variations of it all over the world used as epitaphs. Just thought it was interesting 🙂

[@GodIsADog]

The greatest movie stars even KZbinrs now will be forgotten in 100 years, maybe we need to all rethink what is most important

[@katarinajanoskova]

You know what I found the most fascinating when I was there few weeks ago? Looking at the skulls (I don't think I've seen a human skull from this close before, or definitely not many of them). The ridges where the skull bones are fused together look amazing. I didn't feel the place was creepy at all. A bit sad maybe but otherwise just interesting. I found myself hoping these people got to enjoy some happiness and beauty in their lives, which were most likely much harder than mine is.

[@Alaska_Gal]

Almost went when I was there, but got wrapped up looking at art, art & more art.

[@irenefelix6637]

It was both macabre and fascinating walking inside the catacombs. Going back up the narrow winding stairwell was the hardest for me. i felt like my hip was gonna explode!

[@SnickleFritzzzzzz]

same! I got dizzy on the way down!

[@thetreeofwoe2304]

my mom tho

[@rixx46]

Yes! and when I got out I had NO clue where I was!

[@bwy553]

I’m reminded of grandpa’s greatest line in the original lost boys movie. “If all the corpses buried around here were to stand up all at once, we’d have one hell of a population problem.”

[@thetreeofwoe2304]

my mom told your fake grandpa to say fake lines in lost bois

[@saragrant9749]

I have had the chance to see them, and they are- oddly enough- a very peaceful place. You almost feel the calmness of those who are at eternal rest.

[@benisaten]

Fascinating place. Would have been interesting to see them centuries ago.

[@Nonsensehat]

I waited a solid no hyperbole seven hours in line when I went. Totally worth it, though I’m to afraid to google if I just went at the worst possible time and did it the worst possible way. The last thing I want to hear is that people who downloaded an app the day before got to skip the line or something. Don’t make the same mistake I did. There’s hope for you.

[@Navarroonn]

Woah I'm going in April, that's so helpful thanks

[@KadoodlePoodle]

we visited the capuchin catacombs (catacombe dei capucccini) in Palermo, Sicily last year. It’s smaller then the Paris catacombs but all bodies laid to rest there were clothed. It’s also the same place where Rosalia Lombardo is laid to rest. The 2 year old, often referred to as sleeping beauty, is famous for her live like appearance since she was so well preserved that she looked to be sleeping. The embalming technique was experimental but also a breakthrough in body preservation and embalming. Could be interesting to make a video about the capuchin catacombs, it has an interesting and macabre history. There’s a sentence written above the entrance of the catacombs that reads; You are what we once were, you will be what we are. The whole place left a immense big impression.

[@TH-hy9kr]

There's an arboretum in my state which has a small cemetery. One headstone reads: "Behold, my friend, as you pass by, as you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you shall be, prepare to die and follow me."

[@KadoodlePoodle]

@@TH-hy9kr that’s a beautiful poem!

[@derekbuxton6626]

I wonder why the skeletons were clothed?! To prevent visitors from raping them?

[@stayraddad4638]

Still something super interesting to visit while you’re there !

[@RealisticTimberwolvesFan]

I was just at the catacombs like 3 days ago. Super cool.

[@lynemac2539]

Does it smell as bad as I imagine?

[@damida4546]

Your voice and humour in all your vids ❤❤❤

[@benisaten]

Man this channel is always good. 👍

[@daresaryan8229]

I love your narration so much ❤

[@CarefreeVN]

as creepy as it might sound from this video, this catacombs is actually pretty nice and an interesting, quiet place to visit in Paris which is not too crowded as some other Parisian tourist spot. My husband and I went there a couple years ago, before the pandemic. We both love the mystery yet beauty of the place. It is still used to host some of the orchestra at the time. a bit exhausted walkings up the stairs though.

[@baymuscle97]

I have been fascinated by the catacombs for years. Thank you for providing the history behind it.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Who would have thought Paris had a scary side to this extent

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Awesome topic! If I was living in Paris, I would find a legendary guide to the catacombs and then hang out there all the time. The catacombs are fun, unique, and have a long history....that is hard to beat.

[@hydrox554]

guides are hard to find, do your own research and you can hang out there :) so much info on the internet ;)

[@btetschner]

@@hydrox554 You wouldn't go down there after looking info on the internet. You have worst survival skills than the average person.

[@bevinboulder5039]

Starting the tour I originally had a sense of wonder but by the end the knowledge of how many people's remains were in those tunnels became very oppressive. It's very worth the effort and a cool getaway on a hot afternoon in August.

[@brianziegelmeier246]

Another great one Thank you....................On the lookout for TIMELINE .................................

[@erinnash4570]

I’ve always been fascinated with the catacombs of Paris. Is it odd that I find them beautiful? The patterns and arrangement of the skulls and bones are quite artistic. I really don’t like that “ street” artists spray paint the walls, it feels disrespectful to me.

[@Ms.HarmonyJ]

Hey there I just came across your channel my God I'm so glad I did it's amazing your context is top notch keep up the sensational job

[@bengerrard5953]

Wow ! I suggested this video and you made it 👍

[@sunlightpictures8367]

I would definitely explore the catacombs.

[@EclecticDD]

I lived in Paris for 6 years. I have visited the catacombs, but just the official trour, no parties.

[@hobojoe27]

video rec!! !!personally im really interested in the first bit of settlers in america and their daily life and survival... i'd really love a video on that😳

[@Starchild729]

I would probably be spooked but I wouldn't mind visiting the Catacombs if I were to ever go to Paris.

[@danapb]

I wasn't a fan but it was very interesting and I learned a lot about Paris's history by going down there. Yes, I'm a bit of a wimp and felt uneasy. I kept thinking about all of those people, their lives, and who they once were.

[@SeanKiernan420]

That cat joke at the beginning hurt my soul… anyway, nice video

[@lux.illuminaughty]

"Not exactly the thing you wanna hear before booking your flight..." What?! That's why I would book my flight, to see the catacombs! 😀

[@simplyselina]

I tried to explore the Paris catacombs through the tourist entrance but was too late on my train back from Versailles. Now that I’ve seen this video I think my next attempt will be through a natural entrance for Halloween.

[@hydrox554]

definitelty do that, but prepare yourself! I dont know anyone in paris, i spent soo much time looking for information of the catacombs, found maps, entrances, now we go down there 2/4 times a year (live in belgium), we find our way there, we can rely on ourselves and dont need a guide, and its just beatiful, but it took alot of time and research

[@leslietarkin]

It is fascinating down there. The guide was very knowledgeable. I hate that there are folks who do not treat the resting place of those who have passed w/respect though.

[@robswystun2766]

The catacombs are the only reason I want to go to Paris.

[@EmilyJelassi]

Fascinating video! Personally, I found the catacombs to be creepy and a bit claustrophobic. But it is amazing how detailed the designs the ossuaries are; and for them to most likely to have been done by torchlight! Flawless French and excellent pronunciation! 😊

[@tomswart5585]

I’d love to see a video about the third empire, primarily Haussmann and what works he put forward in order to develop Paris’ infrastructure.

[@comatrip1ify]

I was literally JUST there 4 days ago.

[@pfkmsandiego]

the narrator's french pronunciation is impressive.

[@gailpendarvis9767]

I can't get past the restaurant being down there. Dining with the dead doesn't seem too appealing.

[@kristiskinner8542]

Its just bones

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

Why not? We’re always around & even eating around dead things. 😅 Dead species, dead animals, dead plants. It’s more natural and normal than most realize. 😅

[@flitsertheo]

Why ? They are well-behaved, unlike *some* other visitors. Not a single complaint in more than 200 years.

[@victoriabarclay3556]

This was great! I never visited even as a native but have always been curious. Kudos on those difficult pronunciations!

[@annikboyer3395]

I would apply for the cataphile club anytime! The underground cinema is a brillant idea!

[@Hamza.Deniz.]

77$? totally worth it

[@giselematthews7949]

You have a great French accent!

[@TaraMolohon-lb1zn]

I found the whole thing to be awesome and I am really glad I got to watch this whole video. ❣️😄

[@TheBlindPhotographer]

Yay! New upload 😍 Deus benedicat tibi🙏🏻

[@devilsadvocate1441]

Ive been to ones under stephonsdom in vienna. It really makes you think about the past. I quite enjoyed it.

[@inr63]

I’d love to visit the catacombs of Paris, as well as the ossuary in Prague

[@RavensSoTired]

I've been there once we plan on going back. 😍

[@teresitaaa]

I've been in the catacombs and it was possibly my favourite part of my Paris trips. I took some rocks from near the well and I have them still. I absolutely want to go in again, maybe find a rave down there 🤔 that'd be pretty sick honestly

[@hydrox554]

did u take the official catacombs guide, or went down "illegal"?

[@teresitaaa]

@@hydrox554 it was legal, but I bought my ticket from a shady site I had to pick it up in a smoke shop nearby lol

[@Miss-Anne-Thrope]

I'd prefer to visit the catacombs rather than The Louvre (probably incorrect spelling). I certainly wouldn't go down there without a guide though; I can't think of many worse places to get lost.

[@JohnnyAngel8]

This was ghoulishly good!💀☠🪦

[@evander855]

You should do a video about what life was like for Holocaust survivors after they were freed from concentration camps at the end of the World War 2. Being the grandson of Holocaust survivors, I heard their post war stories a few times and how they made their way to America. A big part of the story was the methods they took to find family members who were taken to other Concentration Camps in Europe.

[@Pack.Leader]

I just want to say that I really appreciate your prep-work at practicing how to pronounce those foreign names and words. I don't speak French but to my untrained ears, it sounds like you're at least very close to being spot-on. Any Frenchies think differently?

[@angryheathen3463]

I have always wanted to see the catacombs

[@leijensen11]

I would agree in the time it takes to sneeze, but not without a guide and in a small group.

[@Falcon1962]

You should do one on Lemp Mansion in St Louis

[@ladyhonor822]

I Adore it. AMEN Philadelphia USA ❤️

[@ladyhonor822]

Do you realize how many autopsies I've seen? ☦️🙏

[@pamelamays4186]

I would imagine that some adventurous couples have gotten married in the catacombs.☠️🤵👰

[@Ahleixia]

If my history teacher had shown these videos in class, I would’ve actually enjoyed history😂

[@babscabs1987]

Do not try to find us, we take movie night very seriously...

[@hannahdavis1087]

Can I join ? 🥹😊

[@babscabs1987]

@@hannahdavis1087 you're in, but don't tell anyone

[@kellywilson9080]

Amazing

[@mikeveis6393]

Just looking at the catacombs gives me the willies.

[@jeffgrove1389]

I felt right at home, some of the fun ways the movers laid the bones of their forebear’s seemed a moving homage.

[@valiantredneck]

No stupid jokes. Very nice. Will probably view the channel more often.

[@helenehlers9800]

The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia. Love your channel!

[@LegendOfKitty]

I would love to visit the Paris Catacombs. I studied archaeology in college and I've always found the catacombs really interesting. I can't help but wonder what kind of data could be collected from the remains and what they could tell us about the people buried there. Since there are so many bodies though, I can't imagine how long that kind of project would take.

[@terriehumphries6028]

I would love to visit the Catacombs,

[@tluagel]

I would like to commend the narrator for his perfect French pronunciation.

[@ShaddeyNNM]

That's a no for me, just the clips give me anxiety, I don't do underground stuff, caves or any type of activity that makes me feel trapped with no way out ( i know there's a way out, but my brain tells me that I'm trapped and that I'll die there). But it does look interesting sorta

[@thegreencat9947]

To me..."a cave is a grave"....Never get me down there.

[@ashleykinder8877]

I first learned about these catacombs from Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat. Glad to learn she got its history correct!

[@tylervanhook6179]

I was blessed to be able to visit super cool and creepy I highly recommend if that’s your thing lots of history

[@Feline_Frenzy53]

Totally cool. I'd like to go.

[@hannahdavis1087]

I most definitely would wanna go see the catacombs if I ever travel to Paris. I am clairvoyant (I can’t see, but I can hear, dream, and feel things that others cannot) and I wonder how it would be down there for me.

[@pinatajuju4471]

Interesting 😮

[@mysoulmateiscarbs]

the catacombs are the first sight I saw when I went to Paris.

[@danieln6700]

This was a cool videos. I knew of them like a lot of ppl but didn't know to much detail. Crazy how ppl making a movie theater and art work etc. I always thought it was more guarded and blocked off.

[@MrTerrorist]

A big shout out to the Muslims of Paris who not only hide and protected their Jewish neighbors from the Nazis but also gave them forged IDs to help them escape as well.

[@professorsprout3382]

Most cultures used cremation for remains which would help during large scale famine or war or disease. The part that doesn't make sense is keeping bodies near a water source. Most seem to be just bones. Its so French to talk a fear and turn it into a party or culinary laboratory.

[@mikal6217]

Very good French pronunciation !

[@justicecain3006]

Would Love To Go One Day ‼️

[@chromicapop4595]

Heard in nat geo magazine some parts converted into indie film screening rooms and have utility wires in walls but much of its illegal to enter😅

[@abatmanwriter5186]

How about Glasgow Necropolis?

[@Auron12786]

Am I the only one who thinks these catacombs sound awesome?

[@Amen.ahmed1]

As above, so below. 💀💀

[@craigfazekas3923]

My musical leanings make me naturally think of Mussorgsky when catacombs are mentioned..... What a dork, eh ? 🚬😎

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

I'm rarely this early. ♥️👍🏻🇫🇷🗼 Pushing up mushrooms 💀🍄🍄🍄

[@kevinstinson4853]

Could u imagine what it had to be like for the people who had to install all the bones

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

If it wasn't for my Claustrophobia, I would like to explore

[@NewMessage]

Sure... but when I collect bones in my basement, suddenly there's sirens, and caution tape, and a drawn out trial... Typical.

[@emeliesejsing5008]

YES!!!!!

[@TracyShead-Stamey]

I'd love to visit them. It's mot likely but if I ever the chance I'm there.

[@lisadolan689]

It’s mind blowing that Paris has only 2.2million residents. Sydney has 6 million.

[@dg2517]

Been there twice

[@HavianEla]

Anyone remember the name of the semi-secret society mostly consisting of French historians who have the catacombs completely mapped out? I can’t remember - but I’m pretty sure they’re responsible for the movie theatre. They’ve also used the catacombs to sneak into historical sites and restore broken artifacts

[@sensationalfrog]

Went in 1989, me and my girlfriends first holiday, we were allowed to wander around on our own got some pictures somewhere of me and a skull, sorry about that mon ami.

[@draganfang]

Mmmm catacomb beer

[@mr.fishmanman]

💀💀💀

[@katarinajanoskova]

Isn't most beer stored underground?

[@jeremyeaton9379]

What about the history of table top games like dungeons and dragons? You might have already done a video about dungeons and dragons and I just missed it, but I find the topic interesting

[@robertbergren8680]

I've been to Paris 2x and want to go back for the catacombs and more. I heard that the corpses were used to make candles (corpse wax). Anyone know if this is true?

[@madero-jb5ri]

Yummy

[@kjaubrey4816]

Makes me think of The Cask of an Amontillado.