Back in the mid-18th century, the city of Paris faced a gruesome and real issue – overflowing cemeteries. So, feeling the sense of urgency, Parisians decided to create an ossuary underneath the city, in the endless tunnels of Paris' former mines....

Back in the mid-18th century, the city of Paris faced a gruesome and real issue – overflowing cemeteries. So, feeling the sense of urgency, Parisians decided to create an ossuary underneath...

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There were times when using bones of the deceased was a rightful way for religious institutions to honor the dead. That's how ossuaries in churches and catacombs came to existence.

There were times when using bones of the deceased was a rightful way for religious institutions to honor the dead. That's how ossuaries in churches and catacombs came to existence.