Catacombs of Paris
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The Catacombs of Paris are an extensive underground ossuary and tunnel network housing the remains of millions of Parisians, renowned as a macabre historical attraction beneath the city.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catacombs of Paris canonical | 3 |
| Catacombes de Paris | 2 |
| Les Catacombes de Paris | 1 |
| Paris Catacombs | 1 |
| Paris Catacombs entrance at Denfert-Rochereau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3272011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catacombs of Paris Context triple: [Denfert-Rochereau, hasNearbyAttraction, Catacombs of Paris]
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A.
Catacombs of Rome
The Catacombs of Rome are an extensive network of ancient underground burial chambers, primarily used by early Christians and Jews, renowned for their historical, religious, and archaeological significance.
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B.
Vatican Necropolis
The Vatican Necropolis is an ancient underground burial ground beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, believed to include the tomb of Saint Peter and other early Christian graves.
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C.
Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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D.
Crypte archéologique de l’Île de la Cité
The Crypte archéologique de l’Île de la Cité is an underground museum in central Paris showcasing archaeological remains and urban history from ancient Roman times to modern-day Notre-Dame.
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E.
Panthéon, Paris
The Panthéon in Paris is a monumental former church turned mausoleum in the Latin Quarter, renowned for its grand neoclassical dome and as the burial place of many distinguished French figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catacombs of Paris Target entity description: The Catacombs of Paris are an extensive underground ossuary and tunnel network housing the remains of millions of Parisians, renowned as a macabre historical attraction beneath the city.
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A.
Catacombs of Rome
The Catacombs of Rome are an extensive network of ancient underground burial chambers, primarily used by early Christians and Jews, renowned for their historical, religious, and archaeological significance.
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B.
Vatican Necropolis
The Vatican Necropolis is an ancient underground burial ground beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, believed to include the tomb of Saint Peter and other early Christian graves.
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C.
Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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D.
Crypte archéologique de l’Île de la Cité
The Crypte archéologique de l’Île de la Cité is an underground museum in central Paris showcasing archaeological remains and urban history from ancient Roman times to modern-day Notre-Dame.
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E.
Panthéon, Paris
The Panthéon in Paris is a monumental former church turned mausoleum in the Latin Quarter, renowned for its grand neoclassical dome and as the burial place of many distinguished French figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
ⓘ
ossuary ⓘ subterranean structure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ underground cemetery ⓘ |
| accessBy | staircase ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Catacombs of Paris
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surface form:
Catacombes de Paris
Catacombs of Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Les Catacombes de Paris
|
| associatedSubculture | cataphiles ⓘ |
| averageTemperature | about 14 °C ⓘ |
| climate | cool ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
arranged skull and femur walls
ⓘ
chambers ⓘ inscribed plaques ⓘ narrow tunnels ⓘ quarry inspection galleries ⓘ support pillars ⓘ |
| containsRemainsOf |
Parisians
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millions of people ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| depthBelowSurface | approximately 20 meters ⓘ |
| establishedAsOssuary | late 18th century ⓘ |
| establishedAsOssuaryYear | 1780s ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfRemains | over 6 million individuals ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
documentaries
ⓘ
films ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| firstTransferOfBones | 1786 ⓘ |
| governedBy | French heritage regulations ⓘ |
| hasEntranceAt |
Denfert-Rochereau
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surface form:
Place Denfert-Rochereau
|
| heritageDesignation | protected site under French law ⓘ |
| illegalAccess | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfUnauthorizedAreas | off-limits to the public ⓘ |
| lengthOfTunnels | over 300 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedUnder |
14th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Denfert-Rochereau area ⓘ Montparnasse area ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Paris
|
| notableInscription | “Arrête! C’est ici l’empire de la Mort” ⓘ |
| notableSourceCemetery |
Cimetière des Innocents (originally)
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surface form:
Cemetery of the Innocents
Cimetière de la Madeleine ⓘ
surface form:
Madeleine cemetery
Saint-Eustache cemetery ⓘ Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs cemetery ⓘ |
| numberOfStepsDown | about 130 ⓘ |
| numberOfStepsUp | about 83 ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | early 19th century ⓘ |
| openedToPublicYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Paris Musées ⓘ |
| origin | abandoned limestone quarries ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paris underground network
ⓘ
former Paris stone quarries ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | storage of human skeletal remains ⓘ |
| publiclyAccessibleSectionLength | about 1.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation |
overcrowded Paris cemeteries
ⓘ
public health concerns ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Paris Métro tunnels
ⓘ
Paris sewer system ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
lighting
ⓘ
reinforced galleries ⓘ security patrols ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction |
heritage preservation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| theme | memento mori ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | major Paris tourist attraction ⓘ |
| typeOfBurial | ossuary ⓘ |
| visitorRestrictions |
guided path only
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limited daily capacity ⓘ |
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Subject: Catacombs of Paris Description of subject: The Catacombs of Paris are an extensive underground ossuary and tunnel network housing the remains of millions of Parisians, renowned as a macabre historical attraction beneath the city.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paris Catacombs
this entity surface form:
Paris Catacombs entrance at Denfert-Rochereau
this entity surface form:
Les Catacombes de Paris
this entity surface form:
Catacombes de Paris
this entity surface form:
Catacombes de Paris