September 8, 2004
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Them bones, them bones: Les Catacombes, part of the miles of tunnels underlying Paris.
In a secret Paris cavern, the real underground cinema
Jon Henley in Paris
Wednesday September 8, 2004
Police in Paris have discovered a fully equipped cinema-cum-restaurant in a large and previously uncharted cavern underneath the capital's chic 16th arrondissement. Officers admit they are at a loss to know who built or used one of Paris's most intriguing recent discoveries.
"There were two swastikas painted on the ceiling, but also celtic crosses and several stars of David, so we don't think it's extremists. Some sect or secret society, maybe."
The police found a full-sized cinema screen, projection equipment, and tapes of a wide variety of films, including 1950s film noir classics and more recent thrillers. None of the films were banned or even offensive, the spokesman said.
Comments (2)
man that is slick...
I watched a documentary on those catacombs a long long time ago, people weren't sure how high the bones were piled up...but I also rember hearing about some restraunt as well. *shrugs*
Might have been on the radio and had nothing to do with the catacombs.
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