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Amazing city underground
Not all cities are pulled up to the sky. Some, on the other hand, are taken deep into the earth. Sometimes these cities were built for security reasons, and sometimes - because of limited opportunities. There are many cities, hiding in the earth's crust and in rocks. In this article we will talk about the nine most surprising.
1. Peter
This massive Jordanian monastery built in the II century the Nabateans. He is just one of several hundred dwellings carved into the rocks.
2. Barry Troglodyte Village
Barry Troglodyte Village is a small complex of unusual houses, carved into the rocks on the hillside. This complex is located underground in the south of France, in the basin of the Rhone. People have lived here for hundreds of years. Some homes look quite scary - for example, home-skull; others look quite traditional: the doors and windows, behind which lurk in cozy home-cave.
3. Moose Jaw
Under the streets of this city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is an extensive network of tunnels, which once was full of shops, factories, houses and bars. Rumor has it that Al Capone used them for smuggling, and that the Chinese immigrants lived and worked here in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Solid evidence of this exists, but it is still a place worth visiting.
4. Leavenworth
Under the streets of this small town in Kansas residents recently discovered three blocks of abandoned homes. Their purpose is not known. Perhaps in these houses lived runaway slaves, who were hiding from the authorities, or is stored and sold alcohol during Prohibition, and it was a regular part of the city, which was later abandoned and turned into a landfill?
5. Montreal
United metro stations and shopping areas, Montreal "underground city" or Reso (Réso), boasts 32 kilometers of tunnels, making it a record breaker in its own way.
6. Derinkuyu
This ancient Turkish city could accommodate up to 20 thousand people had eleven underground levels, and was built in the seventh or eighth century Christians, hiding from persecution and robbers. In central Turkey (Cappadocia) are many underground cities, because the volcanic rock in the region is so soft that the tunnels they can be cut easily and quickly.
7. Cheyenne Mountain
Previously, North American Aerospace Defense Command was located in an underground city, which was built under Mount Cheyenne, Colorado, and was used as a bunker to save thousands of people in the event of nuclear war. During the Cold War it was a safe haven, however, recent advances in the field of missile technology is not allowed to be just as confident in the reliability of the shelters in case of nuclear attack. Therefore Command Aerospace Defense has been moved to a new location, but the city remained standing - some people still live there, but in the near future it may become a museum.
8. Underground city (Beijing)
Like its American counterpart, the famous Beijing Underground City was built during the Cold War to withstand a nuclear attack. Currently, an extensive network of tunnels, it became a tourist attraction.
9. Portland
In Portland, Oregon, on the West Coast of the United States, has an extensive network of underground tunnels, former homes and businesses. Their heyday came in the days of Prohibition. Almost all of them were used as bars and got the nickname "Shanghai Tunnels," because there are often unwary sailors' shanhaystvovali. " After a stormy party, they often come to the senses only the next day and on board any ship. As a result, they had to work hard on this ship until it will go to another port.
1. Peter
This massive Jordanian monastery built in the II century the Nabateans. He is just one of several hundred dwellings carved into the rocks.
2. Barry Troglodyte Village
Barry Troglodyte Village is a small complex of unusual houses, carved into the rocks on the hillside. This complex is located underground in the south of France, in the basin of the Rhone. People have lived here for hundreds of years. Some homes look quite scary - for example, home-skull; others look quite traditional: the doors and windows, behind which lurk in cozy home-cave.
3. Moose Jaw
Under the streets of this city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is an extensive network of tunnels, which once was full of shops, factories, houses and bars. Rumor has it that Al Capone used them for smuggling, and that the Chinese immigrants lived and worked here in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Solid evidence of this exists, but it is still a place worth visiting.
4. Leavenworth
Under the streets of this small town in Kansas residents recently discovered three blocks of abandoned homes. Their purpose is not known. Perhaps in these houses lived runaway slaves, who were hiding from the authorities, or is stored and sold alcohol during Prohibition, and it was a regular part of the city, which was later abandoned and turned into a landfill?
5. Montreal
United metro stations and shopping areas, Montreal "underground city" or Reso (Réso), boasts 32 kilometers of tunnels, making it a record breaker in its own way.
6. Derinkuyu
This ancient Turkish city could accommodate up to 20 thousand people had eleven underground levels, and was built in the seventh or eighth century Christians, hiding from persecution and robbers. In central Turkey (Cappadocia) are many underground cities, because the volcanic rock in the region is so soft that the tunnels they can be cut easily and quickly.
7. Cheyenne Mountain
Previously, North American Aerospace Defense Command was located in an underground city, which was built under Mount Cheyenne, Colorado, and was used as a bunker to save thousands of people in the event of nuclear war. During the Cold War it was a safe haven, however, recent advances in the field of missile technology is not allowed to be just as confident in the reliability of the shelters in case of nuclear attack. Therefore Command Aerospace Defense has been moved to a new location, but the city remained standing - some people still live there, but in the near future it may become a museum.
8. Underground city (Beijing)
Like its American counterpart, the famous Beijing Underground City was built during the Cold War to withstand a nuclear attack. Currently, an extensive network of tunnels, it became a tourist attraction.
9. Portland
In Portland, Oregon, on the West Coast of the United States, has an extensive network of underground tunnels, former homes and businesses. Their heyday came in the days of Prohibition. Almost all of them were used as bars and got the nickname "Shanghai Tunnels," because there are often unwary sailors' shanhaystvovali. " After a stormy party, they often come to the senses only the next day and on board any ship. As a result, they had to work hard on this ship until it will go to another port.