Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer former city gate.
- Type: Tomb
- Description: underground ossuary in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Catacomben”, “Katakomberna i Paris”, “Katakombo en Parizo”, “Las Catacumbas de Paris”, “Las Catacumbas de París”, “Les Catacombes”, “The Catacombs of Paris”, “Катакомби на Париз”, “Катакомбите на Париж”, “Парижките катакомби”, “Парижские катакомбы”, “카타콤 드 파리”, and “파리의 카타콤”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Paris Observatory and Denfert-Rochereau station.
Paris Observatory
University
Denfert-Rochereau station
Metro station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 14th arrondissement and Faubourg Saint-Jacques.
Faubourg Saint-Jacques
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Catacombs of Paris
- Categories: museum, catacombs, and burial
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.83414° or 48° 50′ 3″ north
Longitude
2.33256° or 2° 19′ 57″ east
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open location code
8FW4R8MM+M2
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Catacombs of Paris” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Katakombet e Parisit”
- Albanian: “katakombet”
- Arabic: “سراديب الموتى في باريس”
- Armenian: “Փարիզի կատակոմբներ”
- Azerbaijani: “Paris katakombaları”
- Azerbaijani: “Paris katakombı”
- Basque: “Parisko katakonbak”
- Belarusian: “Катакомбы Парыжа”
- Bosnian: “Pariske katakombe”
- Bosnian: “Pariške katakombe”
- Bulgarian: “Парижки катакомби”
- Catalan: “Catacumbes de París”
- Chinese: “巴黎地下墓穴”
- Croatian: “Pariške katakombe”
- Czech: “Katakomby”
- Czech: “Pařížské katakomby”
- Danish: “Katakomberne i Paris”
- Dutch: “Catacomben van Parijs”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سراديب الموتى فى باريس”
- Esperanto: “Katakomboj de Parizo”
- Estonian: “Pariisi katakombid”
- Finnish: “Pariisin katakombit”
- French: “catacombes de Paris”
- French: “Catacombes de Paris”
- Galician: “Catacumbas de París”
- Georgian: “Catacombs”
- German: “Katakomben von Paris”
- Greek: “Κατακόμβες του Παρισιού”
- Hebrew: “הקטקומבות של פריז”
- Hungarian: “Párizsi katakombák”
- Indonesian: “Catacombs of Paris”
- Indonesian: “Katakomba Paris”
- Irish: “Catacómaí Pháras”
- Italian: “Catacombe di Parigi”
- Japanese: “カタコンブ・ド・パリ”
- Korean: “파리 카타콤”
- Korean: “파리 카타콩브”
- Luxembourgish: “Katakombe vu Paräis”
- Macedonian: “Париски катакомби”
- Malay: “Catacombs of Paris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Katakombene i Paris”
- Norwegian: “Katakombene i Paris”
- Occitan (post 1500): “turque”
- Persian: “استودان پاریس”
- Persian: “دخمه مردگان پاریس”
- Polish: “Katakumby Paryża”
- Portuguese: “Catacumbas de Paris”
- Romanian: “Catacombele Parisului”
- Russian: “Катакомбы Парижа”
- Serbian: “Париске катакомбе”
- Slovenian: “pariške katakombe”
- Spanish: “Catacumbas de París”
- Swedish: “Paris katakomber”
- Turkish: “Paris Yeraltı Mezarlığı”
- Turkish: “Paris Yeraltı Mezarlıkları”
- Ukrainian: “Катакомби Парижа”
- Urdu: “پیرس کا کیٹا کومب”
- Vietnamese: “Hầm mộ Paris”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Quartier du Parc de Montsouris and Petit-Montrouge.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Du Lion and Paris Met Center.
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Worth a closer look: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and La Défense.
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