Database: Les Catacombes - Revision history

imported>Soranin at 16:10, 21 August 2023

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	<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sleep well tonight.<br>		<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sleep well tonight.<br>
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	Thanks to Thiroux, 6 million deceased were crammed into the quarries, sometimes 30 meters thick. Among the mortal remains are those of Thiroux himself, along with 1,800 victims of the [[September Massacres]] of 1792. Later architects transformed the caverns into a ~~{{Wiki\|~~Catacombs of Paris\|proper mausoleum}}, complete with the following epigraph by poet {{Wiki\|Jacques Delille}}: "Stop! Here lies the empire of death." Bones and skulls were arranged in intricate patterns, and special chambers were set up, museum-like, to display samples of the various types of stone found beneath Paris and the innumerable skeletal deformities to be found among the catacombs' inhabitants. These unusual aesthetics have made the catacombs a popular tourist destination since the early 1800s.<br>		Thanks to Thiroux, 6 million deceased were crammed into the quarries, sometimes 30 meters thick. Among the mortal remains are those of Thiroux himself, along with 1,800 victims of the [[September Massacres]] of 1792. Later architects transformed the caverns into a [[Catacombs of Paris\|proper mausoleum]], complete with the following epigraph by poet {{Wiki\|Jacques Delille}}: "Stop! Here lies the empire of death." Bones and skulls were arranged in intricate patterns, and special chambers were set up, museum-like, to display samples of the various types of stone found beneath Paris and the innumerable skeletal deformities to be found among the catacombs' inhabitants. These unusual aesthetics have made the catacombs a popular tourist destination since the early 1800s.<br>
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	<nowiki>***</nowiki> Yeah. For sickos.<br>		<nowiki>***</nowiki> Yeah. For sickos.<br>

imported>Batfan13 at 05:34, 6 November 2022

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	[[File:ACU_DB_Les_Catacombes.png\|right\|250px]]		[[File:ACU_DB_Les_Catacombes.png\|right\|250px]]
	The {{Wiki\|Rive Gauche\|Left Bank}} of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate [[Catacombs of Paris\|maze of tunnels]] beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant {{Wiki\|Louis Thiroux de Crosne\|Thiroux de Crosne}} decided to act.*<br>		The {{Wiki\|Rive Gauche\|Left Bank}} of [[Paris]] is built on rich [[limestone]] deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate [[Catacombs of Paris\|maze of tunnels]] beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant {{Wiki\|Louis Thiroux de Crosne\|Thiroux de Crosne}} decided to act.*<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>		<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>

imported>Lady Kyashira at 12:39, 24 June 2020

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	[[File:ACU_DB_Les_Catacombes.png\|right\|250px]]		[[File:ACU_DB_Les_Catacombes.png\|right\|250px]]
	The {{Wiki\|Rive Gauche\|Left Bank}} of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant {{Wiki\|Louis Thiroux de Crosne\|Thiroux de Crosne}} decided to act.*<br>		The {{Wiki\|Rive Gauche\|Left Bank}} of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate [[Catacombs of Paris\|maze of tunnels]] beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant {{Wiki\|Louis Thiroux de Crosne\|Thiroux de Crosne}} decided to act.*<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>		<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>

imported>Lady Kyashira at 09:37, 13 August 2019

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	[[File:ACU_DB_Les_Catacombes.png\|right\|250px]]		[[File:ACU_DB_Les_Catacombes.png\|right\|250px]]
	The Left Bank of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant {{Wiki\|Louis Thiroux de Crosne\|Thiroux de Crosne}} decided to act.*<br>		The {{Wiki\|Rive Gauche\|Left Bank}} of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant {{Wiki\|Louis Thiroux de Crosne\|Thiroux de Crosne}} decided to act.*<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>		<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>

imported>Lady Kyashira at 02:35, 13 August 2019

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	[[File:~~ACU Les Catacombes~~.~~JPG~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~220x220px~~]]		[[File:ACU_DB_Les_Catacombes.png\|right\|250px]]
	The Left Bank of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant Thiroux de Crosne decided to act.*<br>		The Left Bank of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant {{Wiki\|Louis Thiroux de Crosne\|Thiroux de Crosne}} decided to act.*<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>		<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	Thiroux had the quarries within an area of 240 hectares surveyed and registered. He saw the old mine shafts as an opportunity to solve another pressing problem: what to do with the bones of hundreds of thousands of dead people from the Innocents' Cemetery, which were so densely packed that they literally spilled out into the basements of adjoining buildings.**<br>		Thiroux had the quarries within an area of 240 hectares surveyed and registered. He saw the old mine shafts as an opportunity to solve another pressing problem: what to do with the bones of hundreds of thousands of dead people from the [[Holy Innocents' Cemetery\|Innocents' Cemetery]], which were so densely packed that they literally spilled out into the basements of adjoining buildings.**<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sleep well tonight.<br>		<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sleep well tonight.<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	Thanks to Thiroux, 6 million deceased were crammed into the quarries, sometimes 30 meters thick. Among the mortal remains are those of Thiroux himself, along with 1,800 victims of the [[September Massacres]] of 1792. Later architects transformed the caverns into a proper mausoleum, complete with the following epigraph by poet Jacques Delille: "Stop! Here lies the empire of death." Bones and skulls were arranged in intricate patterns, and special chambers were set up, museum-like, to display samples of the various types of stone found beneath Paris and the innumerable skeletal deformities to be found among the catacombs' inhabitants. These unusual aesthetics have made the catacombs a popular tourist destination since the early 1800s.<br>		Thanks to Thiroux, 6 million deceased were crammed into the quarries, sometimes 30 meters thick. Among the mortal remains are those of Thiroux himself, along with 1,800 victims of the [[September Massacres]] of 1792. Later architects transformed the caverns into a {{Wiki\|Catacombs of Paris\|proper mausoleum}}, complete with the following epigraph by poet {{Wiki\|Jacques Delille}}: "Stop! Here lies the empire of death." Bones and skulls were arranged in intricate patterns, and special chambers were set up, museum-like, to display samples of the various types of stone found beneath Paris and the innumerable skeletal deformities to be found among the catacombs' inhabitants. These unusual aesthetics have made the catacombs a popular tourist destination since the early 1800s.<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>***</nowiki> Yeah. For sickos.<br>		<nowiki>***</nowiki> Yeah. For sickos.<br>

imported>Lady Kyashira at 13:10, 8 October 2017

2017-10-08T13:10:07Z

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			[[File:ACU Les Catacombes.JPG\|thumb\|220x220px]]
	The Left Bank of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant Thiroux de Crosne decided to act.*<br>		The Left Bank of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant Thiroux de Crosne decided to act.*<br>
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imported>Amnestyyy at 10:41, 1 March 2015

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	The Left Bank of Paris is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant Thiroux de Crosne decided to act.*<br>		The Left Bank of [[Paris]] is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant Thiroux de Crosne decided to act.*<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>		<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play.<br>
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	<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sleep well tonight.<br>		<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sleep well tonight.<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	Thanks to Thiroux, 6 million deceased were crammed into the quarries, sometimes 30 meters thick. Among the mortal remains are those of Thiroux himself, along with 1,800 victims of the September Massacres of 1792. Later architects transformed the caverns into a proper mausoleum, complete with the following epigraph by poet Jacques Delille: "Stop! Here lies the empire of death." Bones and skulls were arranged in intricate patterns, and special chambers were set up, museum-like, to display samples of the various types of stone found beneath Paris and the innumerable skeletal deformities to be found among the catacombs' inhabitants. These unusual aesthetics have made the catacombs a popular tourist destination since the early 1800s.<br>		Thanks to Thiroux, 6 million deceased were crammed into the quarries, sometimes 30 meters thick. Among the mortal remains are those of Thiroux himself, along with 1,800 victims of the [[September Massacres]] of 1792. Later architects transformed the caverns into a proper mausoleum, complete with the following epigraph by poet Jacques Delille: "Stop! Here lies the empire of death." Bones and skulls were arranged in intricate patterns, and special chambers were set up, museum-like, to display samples of the various types of stone found beneath Paris and the innumerable skeletal deformities to be found among the catacombs' inhabitants. These unusual aesthetics have made the catacombs a popular tourist destination since the early 1800s.<br>
	--<br>		--<br>
	<nowiki>***</nowiki> Yeah. For sickos.<br>		<nowiki>***</nowiki> Yeah. For sickos.<br>
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imported>Amnestyyy: Amnestyyy moved page Database/Locations (ACU):Les Catacombes to Database: Les Catacombes

2015-03-01T10:32:20Z

Amnestyyy moved page Database/Locations (ACU):Les Catacombes to Database: Les Catacombes

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The Left Bank of Paris is built on rich limestone deposits, the stone from which built much of the city. Initially the stone was mined well out from the city proper, but as Paris expanded, it gradually covered even the mined-out areas. Since medieval mining involved digging a well down to the stone deposits and then tunneling horizontally until the vein was depleted, the result was a vast, intricate maze of tunnels beneath the streets. A series of building collapses beginning in 1774 proved that the tunnels could no longer be ignored, and in 1782, police lieutenant Thiroux de Crosne decided to act.* 
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> By which they mean he decided to do something about the situation. Not that he decided to put on a small play. 
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Thiroux had the quarries within an area of 240 hectares surveyed and registered. He saw the old mine shafts as an opportunity to solve another pressing problem: what to do with the bones of hundreds of thousands of dead people from the Innocents' Cemetery, which were so densely packed that they literally spilled out into the basements of adjoining buildings.** 
-- 
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Sleep well tonight. 
-- 
Thanks to Thiroux, 6 million deceased were crammed into the quarries, sometimes 30 meters thick. Among the mortal remains are those of Thiroux himself, along with 1,800 victims of the September Massacres of 1792. Later architects transformed the caverns into a proper mausoleum, complete with the following epigraph by poet Jacques Delille: "Stop! Here lies the empire of death." Bones and skulls were arranged in intricate patterns, and special chambers were set up, museum-like, to display samples of the various types of stone found beneath Paris and the innumerable skeletal deformities to be found among the catacombs' inhabitants. These unusual aesthetics have made the catacombs a popular tourist destination since the early 1800s. 
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<nowiki>***</nowiki> Yeah. For sickos. 
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