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June 5th, 2008

The French Catacombs… sounds familiar doesn’t it? It’s the story of Paris and how it used to smell like dead bodies. Enter the world of the dead by discovering the mysterious underground of Paris. Dive into the unsanitary Parisian streets when cemeteries were overcrowded and how the French government of the time resolved this public health issue.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Advanced Audio Blog. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “Advanced Audio Blog #6 - Catacombs of Paris”

avatar FrenchPod101.com says:

Have you heard about other cities underground?

avatar Sally says:

J’ai ecoute qu’il y a une ancienne ville souterraine a Edinburgh, mais je n’y suis jamais allee. A Nagoya, ou j’habite maintenaint, il y a plusiers moderne routes souterraine. Je me demande souvent quest-ce-qui se passerait si il y avait un tremblement de terre…

avatar Christophe says:

Bonjour Sally,

C’est vrai que ça fait peur si jamais il y a un tremblement de terre. Les souterrains de Paris sont de vrais “gruyères”, il y a des trous partout, et pendant la construction du métro “Météor” ligne 14, il y avait eu un effondrement il y a quelques années déjà! :shock:

avatar Angele says:

En fait, j’ai vu une série de reportages télé sur les villes souterraines. Il y en a un peu partout en Europe. Après en avoir vu quelques-uns, ça devient logique:
Avec le temps, les villes sont détruites puis reconstruites et toutes les constructions se supperposent. D’autres villes ont des labyrinthes souterrains soit pour acheminer l’eau nécésaire aux habitants à l’époque (à Rome je crois) ou enterrer les squelettes comme à Paris…

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