Catacombs

A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

A sprawling network of century-old subterranean catacombs lies beneath a nondescript suburban home.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.

This Romanesque church is built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.