Humanity has been digging and building impressive structures for thousands of years. Some of them are so amazing that you still don't understand how the ancients were able to do it. In the process of people looking underground for mining, caving, or even living, many fascinating, strange and beautiful attractions hidden underground have been formed around the world. .
The list of the most unique underground wonders
1. The Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, China
To the north of the Lishan Mountains is the mausoleum of the first emperor to unify China, Emperor Qin Shi Huang. They began construction in 264 BC, recruiting workers from all over the country to build the underground city and mausoleum filled with terracotta warrior statues. It is the largest tomb in Chinese history and home to one of the greatest armies in history, although it was built entirely of clay.
Qin terracotta warriors and horses are world famous, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit each year. However, they are only part of the unexcavated mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang located to the west of it. Inside it, there are still bigger things that man has not yet discovered.
2. Derinkuyu Underground City, Türkiye
Derinkuyu Underground City is an ancient and complex underground city whose tunnels are filled with houses and can hold up to 20,000 people. The city is 80 meters deep and no one knows how old it is or what civilization originally built it.
Derinkuyu is one of the world's deepest excavated underground wonders in Cappadocia, Central Anatolia region of Türkiye. This 18-story city was built to help the ancient inhabitants withstand wars as well as the eruption of neighboring volcanoes.
The researchers were only able to access 8/18 floors of the city. During the excavation, they found kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, pantry, oil and wine presses, wells, weapons storage areas, churches, schools, tombs and even family stables. cattle. Due to being located deep underground, Derinkuyu has a cool, temperate climate, the temperature is always kept stable at about 13 degrees Celsius. Visitors when visiting can experience the feeling of moving between the underground maze. , when the underground city has many passages, each floor is connected by a corridor with a solid stone door design. Most of the buildings inside the city are kept intact.
3. Thrihnukagigur Volcano, Iceland
Thrihnukagigur is a volcano located on the edge of the mid-Atlantic ridge in Iceland. During the last eruption 4,000 years ago, lava from one of the craters did not cool down, but condensed inside the inner wall of the volcano forming a very rare geological phenomenon. During the expedition, visitors will take an elevator down more than 200 meters underground and enter the magma chamber, or "heart" of the volcano.
Usually, the magma chamber is the source of eruptions. However, Thrihnukagigur is the rare exception as the magma in the mountain cavity seems to have disappeared. It is believed that the magma solidified within the walls or receded deep into the ground, creating an impressive geological phenomenon with multicolored rock formations found.
4. Salina Turda Amusement Park, Romania
Salina Turda, Romania is considered the oldest salt mine in the world. As one of the wonders of the underground, this salt mine stopped working in 1932, after about 2,000 years of operation since ancient Roman times. The Salina Turda salt mine has an estimated area of 45 square kilometers with a depth of 120 m. This place has been open to tourists since 1992. Later, the salt mine was renovated into a museum and converted into an amusement park in 2009.
When coming here, visitors will be overwhelmed by the magical beauty, both modern and very unspoiled. The amusement park includes a variety of entertainment services, such as a contemporary art museum, a Greek-style open-air theater with 180 seats, a ferris wheel 20 meters high, a mini golf course.. In particular, visitors can also experience sailing on a unique underground lake at Theresa Mine.
5. Salt Church of Zipaquirá, Colombia
The Church of the Salt of Zipaquirá is one of Colombia's most popular attractions for tourists and pilgrims. About 200 meters underground, this one-of-a-kind church was created inside an old salt mine from the 1930s to serve as a place of prayer for the miners, complete with a glowing cross 15m . high
However, it was not until 1950 that the church continued to be built and officially inaugurated on August 15, 1954. At the time of its inauguration, the church was praised as "a great work and cannot be described in words, but can only originate from the power of God".
6. Mayakovskaya Metro Station, Moscow
Among the underground wonders, the Mayakovskaya metro station in Moscow, located in the city center, is Moscow's most architecturally impressive metro station. Built in 1935, it displays beautiful murals and archways that are testament to Russian architecture and design. Originally built for Russian workers, it is now open to its 9 million residents.
Mayakovskaya metro station was opened on September 11, 1938. The station is located at a depth of 34 meters. The total width of the platform is 14.3 meters, length - 156 meters. The station is named in honor of the Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. Mayakovskaya station was built by architect Alexei Dushkin. The station is decorated with mosaics from the sketches of the artist Alexander Deineka. The station design received the Grand Prix at the 1939 World's Exposition in New York.
7. Ajanta Caves, India
India also has a deep history with Buddhism (which originated in India) being one of the oldest major religions in the world. One of the most fascinating attractions in India is the Ajanta caves. The Ajanta Caves date from the 2nd century BC to about 480 AD and are made up of about 30 Buddhist caves.
One of those subterranean wonders hewn from the nearly vertical edges of a horseshoe-shaped ravine, the caves at Ajanta occupy a place worthy of the breathtaking ancient art they display. The remarkably preserved murals, carvings and sculptures dating from 200 BC to 650 AD are considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.
The artistic traditions at Ajanta represent the rarity of art, architecture, painting and the socio-cultural, religious and political history of contemporary India.
8. Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland
Inscribed on the original UNESCO World Heritage list in 1978, this underground mine not far from Kraków is visited by more than a million tourists each year. The nine levels have more than 300 kilometers of galleries with salt-sculpted art, altars, and historical and religious figures.
For more than seven centuries, the Wieliczka Salt Mine has been a premier manufacturing plant, now hailed as the world's oldest operating salt mine, and home to one of the world's oldest operating business ventures ( Kraków's Żupy krakowskie salt mill), and is perhaps the world's most astonishing example of an industry that meets art.
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