The Paris catacombs, the term used to name the municipal ossuary, are originally part of the old underground quarries located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, linked together by inspection galleries. They were transformed into municipal ossuaries at the end of the 18th century with the transfer of the remains of around six million people, evacuated from various Parisian cemeteries until 1861 for reasons of public health.
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