Catacombs of Paris
#8Paris ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ 9 ਥਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂParis, Île-de-France, France
ਇਸਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ Les Catacombes de Paris · Catacombes de Paris
ਸੰਖੇਪ ਜਵਾਬ
ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ: 09:45–20:30, closed Mondays, last entry 19:30. ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼: €31. 1.5 hrs ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਰੱਖੋ। ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: First entry slot at 09:45 or the final slots।
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- ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
- 09:45–20:30
- Closed Mondays
- ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਫ਼ੀਸ
- €31
- ਟਿਕਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ
- ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
- 1.5 hrs
- ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ
- First entry slot at 09:45 or the final slots
- ਵਧੀਆ ਮਹੀਨੇ
- Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
- ਪਤਾ
- 1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris
Catacombs of Paris ਬਾਰੇ
The Catacombs of Paris hold the remains of roughly six million people, transferred from overflowing Parisian cemeteries into disused limestone quarry tunnels beginning in 1786 and continuing through the 1860s. The public route covers about 1.5 kilometres of a much larger network - the full quarry system beneath the city runs to roughly 300 kilometres, most of it closed and unmapped for public access - descending 20 metres below street level via a spiral staircase of 131 steps. Bones are stacked in deliberate decorative patterns along the ossuary corridors, arranged by quarry inspector Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury in the early 1810s to make the site presentable for public visits rather than left as unstructured piles.
ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: First entry slot at 09:45 or the final slots। Before 19:30. The narrow underground corridors bottleneck badly once several timed groups overlap mid-afternoon.
Catacombs of Paris ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
Catacombs of Paris 09:45 ਵਜੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ 20:30 ਵਜੇ ਬੰਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਐਤਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਇਹੀ ਸਮਾਂ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
- ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
- 09:45–20:30
Monday Closed Tue–Sun 09:45–20:30 - Tuesday-Sunday 09:45-20:30 (last entry 19:30)
- ਬੰਦ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ
- Monday, 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
ਜਾਣਨਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ: Reopened in spring 2026 following renovation for accessibility improvements.
ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ catacombes.paris.fr ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ
Catacombs of Paris ਟਿਕਟ ਕੀਮਤ
| ਟਿਕਟ | ਕੀਮਤ |
|---|---|
| ਸਧਾਰਨ ਟਿਕਟ | €31 |
| ਰਿਆਇਤੀ (ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ / ਸੀਨੀਅਰ) | €25 |
| ਬੱਚੇ | €15 |
€31 full rate, €25 reduced rate, €15 for ages 8-17, free under 8, as of 2026, with an audio guide included. Timed-entry booking is mandatory - there is no walk-up ticket sales at the door. Verify current pricing at the official site.
ਕੀਮਤਾਂ catacombes.paris.fr ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ
Catacombs of Paris ਘੁੰਮਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਸਮਾਂ
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
09:45 - 11:00
Morning Opening
First timed-entry groups of the day; corridors still comfortable for slower walking.
Moderate11:00 - 15:00
Midday Peak
Overlapping timed groups create the tightest bottlenecks in the narrowest ossuary corridors.
Very busy15:00 - 18:00
Afternoon
Crowds remain heavy but move at a more even pace than midday.
Busy18:00 - 20:30
Evening ClosingBest time to go
Final entry slots before 19:30 draw the smallest groups of the day.
Quiet
Catacombs of Paris ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ
Parisian cemeteries, most critically Les Innocents near Les Halles, reached crisis-level overcrowding by the 1780s, with decomposing remains reportedly breaching into adjacent cellar walls and contaminating groundwater. The royal government ordered the closure of Les Innocents in 1780 and began transferring its remains into the abandoned Left Bank limestone quarries - the same stone that had built much of Paris - starting in 1786, a process that continued intermittently as other cemeteries closed through the early 19th century.
Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury, appointed inspector of the quarries in 1810, organized the previously haphazard bone piles into the wall-lined arrangements visitors see today, adding commemorative plaques and inscriptions drawn from religious and literary sources about death. The ossuary opened to limited public visits as early as 1809, making it one of the oldest continuously operating tourist attractions in Paris, and has drawn illicit explorers - known as cataphiles - into the unauthorized sections of the broader tunnel network for well over a century, an activity that remains illegal and actively policed.
Catacombs of Paris ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ
Mandatory timed-entry booking online is strictly enforced; there is no ticket sales at the entrance, and arriving without a reservation means being turned away regardless of queue length. The route is not wheelchair accessible - 131 spiral steps down and a further 112 steps up at the exit, with no lift alternative - and is unsuitable for visitors with claustrophobia given corridor widths under two metres in places.
Removing or touching bones is prohibited and monitored by staff along the route; the temperature underground holds a constant 14°C regardless of season, so a light layer is worth carrying even in summer. Large bags and backpacks are checked at the cloakroom before descent, since the exit staircase and narrow sections do not accommodate bulky items.
Catacombs of Paris ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਸੁਝਾਅ
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Booking several weeks ahead is close to essential in peak season; timed slots for popular hours sell out well in advance given the site's fixed hourly capacity for safety reasons. The exit emerges more than a kilometre from the entrance at a different address entirely on Rue Rémy Dumoncel, so visitors should plan the return route or onward journey before descending rather than expecting to come back to Denfert-Rochereau directly.
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The audio guide included with the ticket adds substantial historical context that the sparse on-site signage alone doesn't provide, particularly on the engineering history of the quarries themselves, which predates the ossuary use by centuries.
Catacombs of Paris ਤੱਕ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚੀਏ
1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 ParisGoogle Maps ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼
Paris-Orly (ORY) ਤੋਂ
12 km · 30-40 min
€13.60
Gare du Nord ਤੋਂ
6 km · 20 min
€2.15
Gare Montparnasse ਤੋਂ
2 km · 10 min
€2.15
ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡਾ
Paris-Orly (ORY) ਤੋਂ
12 km, approximately 30-40 minutes via Orlyval and RER B.
ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ
Denfert-Rochereau (Métro Lines 4 and 6, RER B), directly above the entrance. ਤੋਂ
Catacombs of Paris — ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ
Can you buy Catacombs of Paris tickets at the entrance?
No. Timed-entry booking online is mandatory, with no walk-up ticket sales at the door as of 2026. Visitors without a reservation are turned away regardless of queue length.
How many remains are held in the Paris Catacombs?
Roughly six million people, transferred from overflowing Parisian cemeteries into disused limestone quarry tunnels beginning in 1786 and continuing intermittently through the 1860s.
Are the Catacombs of Paris wheelchair accessible?
No. The visitor route requires descending 131 spiral steps and climbing 112 steps back up at a separate exit, with no lift alternative, making it unsuitable for visitors with mobility restrictions.
Does the Catacombs exit come back out near the entrance?
No. The exit emerges over a kilometre away on Rue Rémy Dumoncel, a different street entirely from the Denfert-Rochereau entrance, so visitors should plan their onward route in advance.
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