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The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation ⓘ) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. [2] Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries , they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer ("Gate of Hell") former city gate; the ossuary was created as part of ...
There are catacombs in Bulgaria near Aladzha Monastery [9] and in Romania as medieval underground galleries in Bucharest. [10] In Ukraine and Russia, catacomb (used in the local languages' plural katakomby ) also refers to the network of abandoned caves and tunnels earlier used to mine stone, especially limestone .
The word catacombs comes from the Latin root word catatumbas meaning either "among the tombs" or, according to other translations from the original Late Latin, "next to the quarry". The later translation stems from the first excavations done to create the catacombs system, which was conducted outside of Rome near the quarry. [3]
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There are hundreds [1] of catacombs in Malta, principally found in Mdina, the former capital of the island. [2] The catacombs are very small, but are in good preservation. [3] Many of the catacombs were included on the Antiquities List of 1925. [4] Vincent Zammit notes that catacombs developed from earlier rock-cut tombs.
The Catacomb culture (Russian: Катакомбная культура, romanized: Katakombnaya kul'tura, Ukrainian: Катакомбна культура, romanized: Katakombna kul'tura) was a Bronze Age culture which flourished on the Pontic steppe in 2,500–1,950 BC.
The catacombs "cover 3 hectares with 4.5 kilometers of subterranean galleries on three different levels". [1] Within the catacombs is a variety of frescoes representative of pagan and Christian traditions and a few small artifacts. The significance of the pieces of art can be traced to the time period they were commissioned and some possible ...
Entrance to the areal of the Catacomb of Callixtus. Grave niches in the Catacomb of Callixtus. The Catacomb(s) of Callixtus (also known as the Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way, most notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Italian: Cappella dei Papi), which once contained the tombs of several popes from the 2nd to 4th centuries.