In 1785, Paris decided to make its congested city more spacious and sanitary by emptying the cemeteries, which traditionally surrounded churches, into this labyrinthine ossuary.

1785 年，巴黎决定将传统上围绕着教堂的墓地清空到这个迷宫般的骨库中，从而使其拥挤的城市更加宽敞和卫生。