Underground Paris: Catacombs and Quarries Explored

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SUTTEL (René) Catacombes et carrières de Paris - Promenade sous la capitale. Sehdacs, 222 pp., octavo, paperback, 1986. Who has not dreamed of discovering a secret and forgotten universe? As an explorer of this little-known underground world of Paris's ancient quarries, Dr. René Suttel invites us to a historical and anecdotal evocation of the capital's depths. Accompanied by his friend Professor Jean Talairach, he traversed this immense mineral labyrinth, gathering important information and drawing detailed maps of the sites. The author correlates the underground with the surface, ensuring the reader the essential appeal of a thorough and lively study.