Fig. 37. — Tunnel in the Catacombs of Romedetails

Fig. 37. — Tunnel in the Catacombs of Rome

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A curving tunnel with an arched roof and rows of niches in the walls for burials. The Christians did not build the catacombs; they were an underground graveyard, sort of like a multi-story car park under a shopping centre, except for dead people rather than cars, so many of these niches might have had remains in them when the Christians hid here.

In the referenced work we can see more clearly that the smaller entrance to the right has been blocked with rocks: see plate III on Archive.org.

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