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Enhanced detail of catacombs art by Jérȏme Bon.

To celebrate Halloween I’ve added an extra page on the Paris Catacombs to my website.  The main page deals with the history of the catacombs, the new one has a more modern slant, with a story about the cataphiles, those who venture into the forbidden tunnels of the catacombs, alone or in packs.  There are solitary artists, cinema goers, and rave attendees.

Here is a sample of the beautiful photographs and art on the page.

Image by J.M. Shomburg, enhanced in green.

To visit the photographer’s site, click the image.

Also in the Catacombs Today page, you’ll see the art of the cataphiles, both fabulous and funky.

This image by Jérȏme Bon has been intensified for effect.

Another enhanced detail. Click the image to see the original photo.

Wonderfully silly anarchist bomber photographed by Jérȏme Bon.

To have a look at the modern day catacombs, click the image by Jérȏme Bon.

To descend into the ancient necropolis, touch this Tambour Macabre, a Lord of Death of Johann Robert Schürch.

To descend into the ancient necropolis, touch this Tambour Macabre, a Lord of Death of Johann Robert Schürch. http://yvesfey.com/2montmartre/the-revenants-2/catacombs