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Catacombs in Rome in 3D
#320667 05/03/09 04:01 PM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8027650.stm


After viewing this, I realized that the underground catacomb resembled a mini basilica/church.
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Yeah, one kind of thinks they are just holes dug in tunnels with skeletons/skulls in them. I have always heard they were amazingly beautiful, showing the early church as it grew.

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