Posted on 06/27/2015 2:59:19 PM PDT by ETL
Archaeologists still aren't entirely sure where a secret passageway beneath a castle in Turkey leads, but visitors can now explore it for themselves. Not far from where Vlad the Impaler—the inspiration for Dracula—was reportedly held in one of two dungeons inside Tokat Castle, the tunnel stretches for about 100 feet before the path is blocked, reports Hurriyet Daily News.
"We have made progress. Since it has an angle of 45 degrees, it is hard to remove stones and earth," culture and tourism director Abdurrahman Akyuz says of the tunnel, found during restoration efforts in 2009.
"We think that this tunnel was closed in the past to prevent possible danger." Earlier this year, Akyuz told the Daily Sabah that "the history books record that this passage comes down to Pervane Public Bath with a stairway of 360 steps." But for now, "it is a total mystery to where this passage leads." Experts previously said the king's daughters may have used the passage to access the bath, but all that's known for certain is that the tunnel, known as Ceylanyolu or Gazelle Passage, stretches into Tokat's city center, Akyuz says.
It wasn't the only finding that popped up during the restoration, which is ongoing. Food preparation areas, a military shelter, and the two aforementioned dungeons have also been found over the years.
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I believe his favorite enemy to impale were muslim Turks who had been warring with him and his Christian countrymen forever. Need a few more like him and we can start to save Europe, if the Europeans want it or are worth saving.....
More here...
Archaeologist Thinks He’s Found ‘Dracula’s Dungeon’
http://www.newser.com/story/196534/archaeologist-thinks-hes-found-draculas-dungeon.html
My guess? It leads to Dracula’s septic system...
The name Dracula and "closed tunnel".........Sorry but I'm passing on that excursion..............
Thanks ETL.
Doesn’t he ever get tired of doing that?
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awww I am going to miss this great actor Christopher Lee. He was the perfect Dracula.
Well perhaps it may but it is better than Obama’s Septic System. That is something no one should go into. =)
He was in so many great old-school horror movies. One of my favorites was Horror Hotel, aka, City of the Dead. It’s a story about witches in old New England. Scared the hades out of me as a kid.
City Of The Dead (1960) Full Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrs8WpYU9WA
He and his younger brother were held as political hostages by the turks for several years, to guarantee their father's good behavior. I wonder if Vlad had some not-so-fond memories of them.
http://catholicism.about.com/b/2013/08/06/the-feast-of-the-transfiguration.htm
From the article:
While an important event in Christ’s life, the Transfiguration was added to the Christian calendar relatively late, and few people realize that it was not declared a universal feast of the Church until August 6, 1456. Even fewer know that it owes its place on the calendar, in part, to the courageous actions of Dracula.
Yes, Dracula—or, more precisely, Vlad III the Impaler, who is better known to history by the dreaded name. Pope Callixtus III added the Feast of the Transfiguration to the calendar to celebrate the important victory of the Hungarian nobleman Janos Hunyadi and the elderly priest St. John of Capistrano at the Siege of Belgrade in July 1456. Breaking the siege, their troops reinforced the Christians at Belgrade, the Muslim Turks were routed, and Islam was stopped from advancing further into Europe.
With the exception of St. John of Capistrano, Hunyadi could find no significant allies to accompany him to Belgrade, but he did enlist the help of young prince Vlad, who agreed to guard the passes into Rumania, thus cutting off the Turk. Without his aid, the battle might not have been won. Vlad was a brutal man whose actions earned him immortality as the fictional vampire, but some Orthodox Christians venerate him as a saint for confronting the Islamic threat to Christian Europe. As we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, we might at least offer a prayer for his soul.
That’s great. Creepy as heck, but great. Thanks!
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