Entrance to the Crypte archéologique.

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The crypt museum is located underground and next to a parking lot.

This file appears in: Crypte archéologique: The Hidden Crypt of Notre Dame

Crypte archéologique: The Hidden Crypt of Notre Dame

By Cierra Santay

In 1965, an excavation began on the plaza, or parvis in French, in front of Notre Dame to prepare for a subterranean parking lot. The excavation continued until 1972 and unearthed an area larger than…