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Most Fascinating Tombs in the World

1. Catacombs of Paris Officially called les carrières de Paris or “the quarries of Paris,” the Catacombs of Paris is a network of underground tunnels and rooms that used to be Roman-era limestone quarries. In the late 1700s, Paris was suffering from diseases caused by improper burials and mass graves in church cemeteries. Local authorities [...]

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Russia’s Seventh Wonder

1) Pillars of weathering Pillars of weathering – Butte, Mount Man-Pupu-Ner, or, as they are called, “Mansi idiots” are the pillars of weathering. This geological monument located in the Trinity-Pechersk district of Komi, in the interfluve Ichotlyagi and Pechora.

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