Planning a trip to Poland? Be sure not to miss this unique monument.
The vast Wieliczka Salt Mine is a monument to what was once a precious commodity
The Wieliczka salt mine, near the medieval city of Kraków, extends over 190 miles in length and drops to a depth of almost 500ft.
Salt was first mined here in the Middle Ages and until recent years it was one of the most precious commodities in the area. The mine stopped producing table salt in 2007 and its interior chambers and passageways are now open to tourists, although the site has attracted visitors since the 16th century.
There are nine levels of galleries, with caves excavated from the granite-grey salt rock and brine lakes glinting in the subterranean gloom. A series of 66 steps carved in the salt form the descent to the Chapel of St Cunegond, a church measuring some 220,000 square feet and displaying chandeliers made out of rock salt. Elsewhere in the labyrinth of passageways, the miners have carved reliefs on the walls.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland
Jan 3 2010, 03:23 AM
hehe. That would be soo funny. 
