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For two years, Paris transformed at night. Black carts and torchlight processions moved millions of remains from the city center to the old mines. But they weren't just thrown into a pile.

In this video, we meet Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury, the man who turned the underground quarries into a museum.

Inside the Tunnels: 🕯️ The Nightly Move: How the city relocated its history to the Tombe-Issoire mine. 💀 Unexpected Art: Why workers arranged bones into neat walls, hearts, and crosses. ⚖️ Underground Equality: Discover why famous figures like Robespierre and Charles Perrault rest side-by-side with nameless citizens in one endless wall.

Explore the philosophical "Empire" hidden beneath the streets.