Posted on 01/28/2018 1:23:11 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
In 1963, a Turkish man accidentally uncovered an underground city while making renovations to his home. In the region of Cappadocia, the man was knocking down a wall in his basement when he unintentionally came across a secret room, which led to an underground tunnel, which opened up to a ancient hidden city: Derinkuyu.
This ancient city was lying 18 stories beneath the Earth's surface. With about 600 entrances, it could house over 20,000 people and the preservation from the photos show the possibility of livestock, food supplies, churches, tombs, communal rooms, schools and stables all hidden in the underground city (Chapel featured in image above).
The subterranean tunnels stretch for miles and even connect Derinkuyu with other underground ancient cities nearby.
Believed to be created during the Byzantine era in 780-1180 AD, the city's elaborate architecture was most likely used to protect its creators from war and natural disasters. The massive stone doors could close Derinkuyu from intruders on the outside, and each story was able to be cut off separately. 
Astonishing enough, Derinkuyu is not the only city of its kind, though it is up there for one of the largest underground cities. Now, about only half of the city is accessible, becoming a popular tourist destination, along with the natural geological makeup of the region, including rock formations and spires known as "fairy chimneys."
I was thinking the same, safety from nature disasters i.e. muslims.
I would have kept it secret. What a survival bunker!
All seven of the churches addressed in the Biblical book of Revelation were located in what is now Turkey.
These churches are believed by many to be representative of the last-generation of churches throughout the world.
Churches have, historically, faced persecution. It has been common to seek shelter underground.
LOL
The real estate agent who shows that offering had better be a strong hiker.
An old story, but the guy probably lost his home over this revelation.
Back in 1990 a contractor found a tunnel underneath a building he had just torn down. That night he ran into me at a bar and knowing my backgound asked me to look at what he discovered. It didn’t take long to tell him it was part of the Underground Railway. I also told him to blow it or he would be not paid for his work and would be tied up for years in stupid legal battles.
At that basement size, it’s best to keep the Tax assessor in the dark...
Now THAT’S what I call a “Man Cave”.
You’d feed him wouldn’t you? Just askin’
Only if he signed a contract to get into a new line of work after release.
Thanks aMorePerfectUnion and Paladin2. Since I think I forgot to do it earlier, this will make a nice weekly digest list bump as well.
Derinkuyu, the mysterious underground city of Turkey [2008]
Robert Schoch: Forgotten Civilization (interview)
You're going to need a lot of help with the dusting.....
10 Amazing Subterranean Structures From the Ancient World
By April Holloway, www.ancient-origins.net
June 15, 2014 2:09 pm Last Updated: June 15, 2014 8:47 pm
https://www.theepochtimes.com/10-amazing-subterranean-structures-from-the-ancient-world_737362.html
Oh. My. HECK!
What awesomeness!
The first bomb shelter?
-PJ
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Thanks. :^) It appears that some of the smaller underground towns got their start from someone carving their way into those natural chimneys.
He should have kept it secret and prepped it for WWIII. He’ll need it.
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