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Cataphile, the Glossary

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Cataphiles are urban explorers who illegally tour the Mines of Paris, a term popularly used to describe a series of tunnels that were built as a network of stone mines, which are no longer used.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Catacombs of Paris, Cave-in, Euro, Les UX, Mines of Paris, Urban exploration.

  2. Culture of Paris

Catacombs of Paris

The Catacombs of Paris (Catacombes de Paris) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people.

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Cave-in

A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which may occur during mining, tunneling, or steep-walled excavation such as trenching.

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Euro

The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union.

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Les UX

The UX (short for Urban eXperiment) is an underground organization of Urban explorers that improves hidden corners of Paris. Cataphile and Les UX are Culture of Paris and subterranea (geography).

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Mines of Paris

The mines of Paris (carrières de Paris – "quarries of Paris") comprise a number of abandoned, subterranean mines under Paris, France, connected together by galleries.

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Urban exploration

Urban exploration (often shortened as UE, urbex, and sometimes known as roof and tunnel hacking) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Cataphile and Urban exploration are subterranea (geography).

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See also

Culture of Paris

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataphile