Editing Catacombs of Paris (section)

=== Modern ===
During [[World War II]], Parisian members of the [[French Resistance]] used the tunnel system and established the headquarters from where Colonel [[Rol-Tanguy]] led the insurrection for the [[liberation of Paris]] in June 1944. The [[Wehrmacht]] established an underground bunker below [[Lycée Montaigne (Paris)|Lycée Montaigne]], a high school in the [[6th arrondissement of Paris|6th arrondissement]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meltzer |first=Hannah |date=2016-12-10 |title=Hidden villages, spooky tunnels and clever monkeys: 10 things you didn't know about Paris |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/paris/articles/paris-amazing-facts-things-you-did-not-know/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Catacombs of Paris – Fascinating and Scary at the Same Time |url=https://www.documentarytube.com/articles/catacombs-of-paris-fascinating-and-scary-at-the-same-time |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=DocumentaryTube |language=en-US}}</ref>

During 2004, police discovered a fully equipped movie theater in an area of the catacombs underneath the [[Trocadéro, Paris|Trocadéro]]. It was equipped with a giant cinema screen, seats for the audience, projection equipment, film reels of recent thrillers and [[film noir]] classics, a fully stocked bar, and a complete restaurant with tables and chairs. The group ''[[les UX]]'' took responsibility for the installation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://urban-resources.net/la_mexicaine_de_perforation.html|title=La Mexicaine De Perforation|date=2004|website=Urban-Resources|access-date=August 23, 2004|archive-date=June 10, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050610082325/http://www.urban-resources.net/la_mexicaine_de_perforation.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film ''[[As Above, So Below (film)|As Above, So Below]]'', released in 2014, was the first production that secured permission from the French government to film in the catacombs. They aimed to use no alterations to the environment with the exception of a piano and a car which were hauled into the catacombs and set on fire.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2014 |title=Filming in the Paris Catacombs for ''As Above, So Below'' |url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2014/08/filming-in-the-paris-catacombs-for-as-above-so-below/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203094710/https://www.motionpictures.org/2014/08/filming-in-the-paris-catacombs-for-as-above-so-below/ |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=[[Motion Picture Association]]}}</ref>

During 2015, Airbnb paid €350,000 as part of a publicity stunt offering customers the chance to stay overnight in the Catacombs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34541003|title=Paris catacombs: Airbnb stay in 'world's largest grave'|work=BBC News|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119213756/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34541003|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2017, thieves broke into a cellar from the catacombs and stole more than €250,000 of wine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/30/thieves-dig-into-wine-cellar-paris-catacombs-france|title=Thieves bore into cellar from Paris catacombs to steal €250,000 of wine|date=August 30, 2017|website=the Guardian|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203182735/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/30/thieves-dig-into-wine-cellar-paris-catacombs-france|url-status=live}}</ref>