{"id":122188,"date":"2023-12-10T11:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122188"},"modified":"2023-12-10T11:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:19:46","slug":"the-insanely-impressive-fully-functioning-church-thats-600ft-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/the-insanely-impressive-fully-functioning-church-thats-600ft-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"The insanely impressive fully-functioning church thats 600ft underground"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To many in Britain the church conjures images of spires reaching into the sky, perhaps a solemn graveyard and a peaceful garden. It is a scene common up and down the land and is easily recognisable to those passing by.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But there are no passers-by of the\u00a0Salt Cathedral of Zipaquir\u00e1 and not due to a lack of popularity. Quite the opposite, it draws thousands from Colombia and throughout the world.<\/p>\n

No, the reason nobody has ever wandered past the famous Salt Cathedral is because it’s around 600 feet underground and it’s only accessible by tunnel.<\/p>\n

Wander down the shaft into the gloom, taking in the smells of sulphur as you go. Before long that dark will give way to light, illuminating the Roman Catholic icons like the Archangel Gabriel. The underground holy site used to be the\u00a0Zipaquir\u00e1 salt mine, but was converted into a place of worship in 1932 before becoming a cathedral 22 years later.<\/p>\n

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The cathedral is uniquely striking, built as it is into the salt caves first mined by locals more than 200 years ago. Upon reaching the bottom, visitors will see three naves each representing the different states of Christ in birth, life and in death.<\/p>\n

Despite the unusual surroundings the cathedral is complete with ornate furnishings such as chaneliers and a floor-to-ceiling cross. Purple lighting is used to brighten what would otherwise dark, but lights or not the strains of the choir serves to brighten the spirits of all those who enter this church beneath the world.<\/p>\n

One reviewer, Rosa, wrote of the cathedral: “Such a beautiful place! If you think about how they did it, and in salt! It is truly amazing and a work of art you just can\u2019t miss.”<\/p>\n

Another glowing review said: “Out of this world visit. Amazing experience. The guide was excellent. We spend 4 hours below at 150 mts seeing and experience the visit. One of my best ecotourism ever. Recommended 200 percent.”<\/p>\n

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