{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"Urban Exploring: Graffiti \u0026 Fire Under Paris","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-02-01T14:15:03Z","description":"The catacombs under Paris with their hundreds of miles of tunnels, the graffiti and mural artworks, illegal parties and skeletons, are a theme park for urban explorers from all over the globe! ","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Exploring\u003c/em\u003e | The catacombs under Paris are definitely worth a visit: Deep dark tunnels, skulls and Bones, legal and illegal clubs, graffiti, mural artworks and fire-breather - The Parisian underground is a living theme and exploring park for people (the so-called cataphiles) who want to dip into another, sometimes surreal world\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot long ago, the renowned \u003ca href=\"http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/paris-underground/shea-text\"\u003eNational Geographic\u003c/a\u003e published a nice \u003ca href=\"http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/paris-underground/alvarez-photography\"\u003ephoto gallery of the catacombs\u003c/a\u003e and wrote:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParis has a deeper and stranger connection to its underground than almost any city, and that underground is one of the richest. The arteries and intestines of Paris, the hundreds of miles of tunnels that make up some of the oldest and densest subway and sewer networks in the world, are just the start of it. Under Paris there are spaces of all kinds: canals and reservoirs, crypts and bank vaults, wine cellars transformed into nightclubs and galleries. Most surprising of all are the carrières—the old limestone quarries that fan out in a deep and intricate web under many neighborhoods, mostly in the southern part of the metropolis. (Neil Shea, National Geographic)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Parisian catacombs are definitely a place where I want to go in the near future, to explore this urban underground myself. Those who can’t wait to see more impressions from under Paris, should visit the site of photo-journalist \u003ca href=\"http://www.zoriah.net/blog/2009/02/catacombs-of-paris-the-real-french-underground.html\"\u003eZoriah Miller\u003c/a\u003e, who visited the catacombs in 2009!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrbex Photos from around the World:\u003c/strong\u003e\nImpressed by these nice photographs? Then you check out the \u003ca href=\"/urban-exploration-photography/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Exploration Special\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for more great urbex pictures!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1736\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1736\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1736\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_de1e332c20d9c68b.avif 480w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_928d66657adb5873.avif 960w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_ddc9969636d1454f.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_e5afd16138e952d4.webp 480w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_7e4eee598b50697.webp 960w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_f61ece62cfae1210.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_1f629386d9dad6b.jpg\" srcset=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_27d5287cad718e9d.jpg 480w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_e82e78fa311f017a.jpg 960w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground_hu_1f629386d9dad6b.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"paris underground\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eparis underground\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1736\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1736\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1736\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_fed4e7ab4704d271.avif 480w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_db2e84894ed4a226.avif 960w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_fecb0c3dc4eb8638.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_e3d30ea8c73f5808.webp 480w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_b75d3bc37b2c4b86.webp 960w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_a2ca1b323388cdf2.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_f0ce1a986e9efb6d.jpg\" srcset=\"/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_d508cb0e04638e7c.jpg 480w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_824ce7e6cb28f2d8.jpg 960w, /paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire_hu_f0ce1a986e9efb6d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"paris underground - graffiti\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eparis underground - graffiti\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.crackajack.de/2011/01/23/fire-and-graffiti-in-paris-underground/\"\u003ecrackajack.de\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n*Urban Exploring* | The catacombs under Paris are definitely worth a visit: Deep dark tunnels, skulls and Bones, legal and illegal clubs, graffiti, mural artworks and fire-breather - The Parisian underground is a living theme and exploring park for people (the so-called cataphiles) who want to dip into another, sometimes surreal world...\n\nNot long ago, the renowned [National Geographic](http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/paris-underground/shea-text) published a nice [photo gallery of the catacombs](http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/paris-underground/alvarez-photography) and wrote:\n\n\u003e Paris has a deeper and stranger connection to its underground than almost any city, and that underground is one of the richest. The arteries and intestines of Paris, the hundreds of miles of tunnels that make up some of the oldest and densest subway and sewer networks in the world, are just the start of it. Under Paris there are spaces of all kinds: canals and reservoirs, crypts and bank vaults, wine cellars transformed into nightclubs and galleries. Most surprising of all are the carrières—the old limestone quarries that fan out in a deep and intricate web under many neighborhoods, mostly in the southern part of the metropolis. (Neil Shea, National Geographic)\n\nThe Parisian catacombs are definitely a place where I want to go in the near future, to explore this urban underground myself. Those who can’t wait to see more impressions from under Paris, should visit the site of photo-journalist [Zoriah Miller](http://www.zoriah.net/blog/2009/02/catacombs-of-paris-the-real-french-underground.html), who visited the catacombs in 2009!\n\n**Urbex Photos from around the World:**\nImpressed by these nice photographs? Then you check out the [*Urban Exploration Special*](/urban-exploration-photography/) for more great urbex pictures!\n\n![paris underground](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground.jpg\u003e)\n\nparis underground ![paris underground - graffiti](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/paris-underground-graffiti-fire.jpg\u003e)\n\nparis underground - graffiti\n\nVia [crackajack.de](http://www.crackajack.de/2011/01/23/fire-and-graffiti-in-paris-underground/).\n","tags":["Urban Culture","European Urbanism","Graffiti Paris","Urban Exploration Photography"],"title":"Urban Exploring: Graffiti \u0026 Fire Under Paris","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/paris-underground-graffiti-fire/"}