Carrière d'Aubigny, Underground quarry in Les Hauts de Forterre, France.
Carrière d'Aubigny is an underground limestone quarry beneath Les Hauts de Forterre containing vast cave networks created through centuries of stone extraction. The walls throughout display tool marks and cutting patterns from different periods of quarrying activity.
The quarry was worked until 1940, and its limestone blocks went into the Paris Opéra Garnier. It lies in the hamlet of Aubigny in Taingy, Yonne, and has been open to the public since 1992.
The quarry has been open to the public since 1992 and hosts the exhibition "Souterre d'ici: de la pierre taillée à la terre en lumière", which shows the stages of quarrying and working limestone. In 1993 it held the "Souterre d'ici" international symposium of monumental sculptures, and large works by artists from several countries remain in the sixteen rooms.
Visitors should wear sturdy shoes as the underground paths are uneven with steps and slopes throughout the site. The temperature below ground stays cool year-round, so bring a jacket and exercise caution on wet surfaces.
The quarry covers 1.5 hectares across sixteen rooms, and since 1992 it has been open to the public. In 1993 it hosted an international symposium of monumental sculptures, and large works made during that event remain in the chambers.
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