Unearth the secrets of Derinkuyu's mysterious underground city. Explore ancient tunnels, shifting timelines, and colossal endeavors.
Beneath the bustling streets and historic buildings of Bologna lies a hidden world—an intricate labyrinth of tunnels that stretch out in all directions below the city. These subterranean passages have…
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The Qanat (Kariz) of Kish or Aqueduct of Kish dates back to 2500 years ago and is one of historical places in Kish island , Iran .The Qanat is located 16 m under the ground and its ceiling is covered by oysters and corals . It’s vastness is over 10000 square meters. Nowadays the qanat is changed to an underground city. author of photo: alirezaseydabady author of photo: alirezaseydabady Before the Roman aqueduct, the people of pre-Islamic Iran had developed their own hydraulic system called a qanat. A qanat is a series of vertical wells, built along a gentle slope to filter water toward arid areas. The Kish Qanat is an excellent example of this ancient technology and provides visitors with an opportunity to get face to face with the infrastructure of this amazing hydraulic system. The Kish Qanat is over 2,500 years old and filters water from the mountains to the dry valleys below through layers of the coral that comprise the island’s foundation. Kish is one of the only islands in the world that is made up of coral, and tunneling into the earth there allows for a unique look at the usually underwater specimen. Sixteen meters below the coral island, a series of tunnels near the wells snake through the earth for more than five miles. As the tunnels cut below the world, the Kish Qanat begins to look more like a massive underground city. Lately, architects hoping to draw tourists to the attraction have embraced that idea even more. Along with the historic coral walls around the qanat, workers have reinforced the tunnels with mortar and stone to create a subterranean world. Soon, visitors can peruse an update on the early hydraulic system that will feature vendors selling typical Iranian gifts along with a few subterranean restaurants and an amphitheater. Strangely enough, the unique historic element of the island is slowly mimicking its inner tourism side. author of photo: alirezaseydabady Sources: http://www.persiantourismguide.com/ http://www.atlasobscura.com/
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I'm a sucker for history and hidden things in a city. We like to see the big sights, but we also take great joy in exploring the lesser known parts of cities when we travel. One of the things I really wanted to do with our time in Paris was make a visit to the catacombs. While not secret by any means, climbing underground for a few hours, exploring tunnels bored hundreds of years ago and now filled with bones, definitely has the air of feeling secret, hidden, and definitely eerie (what can be more hidden than something underground with limited access?!). The catacombs were the first stop of many on our days of sightseeing in Paris.
Son Doong Cave, or "mountain river cave," is the largest known cave in the world. It's located in the Quang Binh Province of Vietnam
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Once you arrive, you encounter an unassuming building, a mine shaft that has for centuries connected the surface world with the maze that lies underground. You are not quite sure what to expect as you walk in and reach the start of a seemingly ordinary set of downward-spiraling stairs. However, all sense of normalcy is shattered when you peer over the handrail to see what you are venturing into. Your body is rocked momentarily by a wave of vertigo as you try to comprehend the swirling steps, and
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Entrance to Sintersee underground lake, Tropfsteinhöhlen Cave, Austria.
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Derinkuyu is an excavated underground city in Cappadocia, built thousands of years ago to serve as a refuge during waves of invasions.
How do you feel when you imagine being submerged in water? Is your inner mermaid thrilled by the idea (wish I could be part of that woooooorld), or do you consider yourself much more of a land creature? If thinking about ships and submarines that are resting peacefully at the bottom of the ocean brings you immense anxiety, you just might have submechanophobia. (Try saying that 5 times fast!)
Would you consider living underground? If you see our selection of underground houses, you may better understand the attraction to the idea. It is neither dark nor damp, but delightful architectural masterpieces. Have a look-see and decide for yourself!
Derinkuyu is an excavated underground city in Cappadocia, built thousands of years ago to serve as a refuge during waves of invasions.
How do you feel when you imagine being submerged in water? Is your inner mermaid thrilled by the idea (wish I could be part of that woooooorld), or do you consider yourself much more of a land creature? If thinking about ships and submarines that are resting peacefully at the bottom of the ocean brings you immense anxiety, you just might have submechanophobia. (Try saying that 5 times fast!)
Would you consider living underground? If you see our selection of underground houses, you may better understand the attraction to the idea. It is neither dark nor damp, but delightful architectural masterpieces. Have a look-see and decide for yourself!
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This article describes Derinkuyu, the largest ancient underground city in Turkey, with a short history of the archaeological site and theories on why it was built.
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