Story of Paris Catacombs unbelievable

The middle of the 18th century, Paris stunk. It may have been one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the Western World but its own rapid growth was causing the city’s cemeteries to literally overflow with the bodies of the dead.
The reek of decomposing flesh attained epidemic proportions in certain areas of the city, including, most troublingly, the area around the main food market of Les Halles. With public health at risk, something had to be done, but few expected that the solution would create one of the most singular and spooky tourist attractions in the world. It was an incredible feat of architectural derring-do, marketing genius, and downright hard, nasty work that helped turn the city from a stinking, pestilent warren of medieval chaos into one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in Europe. It’s a story of progress, of foresight, and a bit of macabre interior design. It’s the story of the Paris Catacombs.