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Chillon-catacombs

Allegedly used as both a dungeon and a powder magazine, the catacombs beneath Chateau Chillon use vaulted arches to support the tremendous weight of the center portions of the castle above. An inscription by a prisoner on one of the walls is dated in the 1700s. Apparently various outspoken dissidents of the period of Swiss federation were jailed here for many years.

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Uploaded on October 30, 2006
Taken on October 30, 2006