The Underground City...!

The very idea of living completely underground doesn't seem very inviting, does it? At least not to me. However, it seems that to a certain group of individuals, it did at one time. Here from the folks at Listverse is a story about one of these mysterious underground cities.

Derinkuyu

Stepping away from fiction for a moment is the curious case of the underground city known as Derinkuyu. Located 76 meters (250 ft) below the Earth’s surface, its earthwork walls and buildings descend deep into the ground and span 18 floors. While many modern edifices and structures can dig deep into the recesses of the Earth, having an ancient variation on this idea traverse such subterranean depths is truly an astounding feat of ingenuity and versatility.

Of course, all of this raises the question of “Why?” Unfortunately, little is known about Derinkuyu and its enigmatic ancient inhabitants. While the origin of this city may never be known, the fact that it still stands and can accommodate up to 20,000 people shows just how impressive these ancient Turkish builders truly were.

What ever reason these folks had for wanting to live underground like this, it must have been a good one. Digging out this city was no small task, I would imagine. I do hope the man hours involved turned out to be worth it.

Coff in the kitchen again this morning!