Catacombs closed

This item appears on page 23 of the December 2009 issue.

The Paris catacombs are closed indefinitely because of damage caused by vandals in September.

Visited by over 200,000 people each year, the catacombs are part of a large network of underground tunnels which are stacked with human bones. Photos of the damage showed skulls and bones scattered along the walkways.Â