The descent that leads to the test track vehicles.

Quarries of Paris

Both descents lead to lower level, located below the point of view of this photo.

No entry. The great descent.

One of the most interesting plates of the official ossuary. This part of the catacombs is hidden to the public.
It is inscribed "Catacombs low" while the corridor descends into a lower part of the quarry. The bones are placed in bulk.

The entrance to the underground cathedral is a slide 40 meters long which descends more than 12 meters.

First steps in quarry until his last run, each cataphile notes an improvement in his behavior in the undergrounds. The route passes through several phases where his attitude toward the place, other individuals and especially in relation to itself will evolve.

Step 1: The disease of quarries.

It starts with a proposed descent. Through a friend or media, the neophyte becomes aware of the existence of a city under the city. Torn between the desire for exoticism and fear of the unknown, he went to the rendez-vous. In front of a bar or in front a subway, a diverse group waiting for him. They have all worn and dirty uniforms, each carrying packs of beer in hand, the other monstrous sacks on their shoulders. During the walk to the quarry, the main game is to scare again, both by sadism but also to test it and avoid it falters once inside.

Because everyone knows the strange disease that threatens the neophyte: The disease of quarries. As one who fears seasick when he sets foot on a boat, the apprentice will distressed by the entrance of the cave. Only after twenty meters underground to think he tons of rocks that overlook and threaten. Add to that the narrowness of the galleries, the disorientation and the inability to find the exit in this hellish labyrinth and you get a malaise that will fade with the times. At the exit, greatly relieved to be whole, the beginner will be happy to have survived such an adventure. Most will never return and not deviate from the quarry. Some however will want to repeat the experience and come away with the attack of subterranean depths.

Step 2: Thirst discovery.

Finally, the long-awaited map is formally placed in the hands trembling with emotion of the beginners. The first explorations where the latter takes the responsibility for guiding difficult: The errors and half-turns are frequent. Few were self-taught in this area, learning to move in an underground quarry is not obvious. But the excitement of discovering a new world is huge: There are so many things to see that often runs beyond the required time. At this stage, the cataphile often integrates a group of friends who will evolve. This is the beginning for some the desire to be recognized by his peers.

Control Room of the NATO radar base, the fort of Mount Salbert.

Fort Lefebvre culminates at the top of Mount Salbert 650m altitude. It said a strong "Sere River". It was built from 1874 to 1877. On May 12, 1955, NATO reuses the fort to house a communications center and a radar base. The book is officially delivered to the Air Force ole March 26, 1958. The book "G" Air Defense Planning (DAT) has 7 radio antennas. The old fort is used as a barracks for soldiers.

The radar base is not exactly the strong, but under the fort. Access from the fort is a long staircase of 322 stairs that descends into a concrete wall strongly.

The site is no longer running quickly but it remains occupied by the army until 1972. The mayor of Belfort is the current owner. It secures the site is now a promenade.