Environmental Graffiti

Exploring the Sinister Catacombs of the City of Light

By the light of torches, candles or miners’ lamps, haunting scenes centuries old appear to unfold. Mud-caked galleries, abandoned quarries and even chambers containing human bones throw up their secrets. Consulting maps, self-trained guides lead the way. Others paint murals, throw up graffiti, play music, or even work at opening blocked sections of the Mines. For the diehard, spending days on end here in the catacombs is as normal as a walk in the park.

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Man Trapped in Labyrinth of Garbage Tunnels Dies

This week, an eccentric British man, named Gordon Stewart, was found dead within a labyrinth of tunnels in his own home. It’s not that he lived in a mansion and therefore needed the tunnel system to get from room to room, far from it. He lived in a normal two-storey house, with mountains, and mountains, and mountains of garbage he’d collected over a 10 year period.

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