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A Man Discovered a Tunnel to a Massive Underground City in Home

Posted on 9/2/14 at 12:49 am
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 9/2/14 at 12:49 am
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In 1963, a man in the Nevsehir Province of Turkey knocked down a wall of his home. Behind it, he discovered a mysterious room and soon discovered an intricate tunnel system with additional cave-like rooms. What he had discovered was the ancient Derinkuyu underground city in Turkey.
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The underground city at Derinkuyu is neither the largest nor oldest, but its 18 stories make it the deepest.

The city was most likely used as a giant bunker to protect its inhabitants from either war or natural disaster.


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It had access to fresh flowing water -- the wells were not connected with the surface to prevent poisoning by crafty land dwellers. It also has individual quarters, shops, communal rooms, tombs, arsenals, livestock, and escape routes. There's even a school, complete with a study room.
Read more at https://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/410/A-Man-Renovating-His-Home-Discovered-A-Tunnel-To-A-Massive-Underground-City%2525252523ozIAovChqrZ5mtuj.01#7ermJOXvZyOtbHj9.99









Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 12:50 am to
whoa man. let me go check in the back of my closet.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98195 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 12:51 am to
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
72972 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 12:55 am to
That would be seriously depressing living down there for an extended period of time.
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31737 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 12:58 am to

Probably lazlo
This post was edited on 9/2/14 at 12:58 am
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124479 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 12:59 am to
Badass
Posted by LSUSkip
Central, LA
Member since Jul 2012
17564 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:03 am to
I've seen people knock down walls to add square footage but damn!
Posted by 2close2Gainesville
Huge
Member since Sep 2008
4795 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:06 am to
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That would be seriously depressing living down there for an extended period of time.


Better than being dead, in case of emergency.

I'm sure nowadays, we'd rather be dead if we didn't an outlet some where to plug in our charger and a fricking wifi with a decent signal
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
260826 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:07 am to


That's kick arse.
Posted by iliveinabox
in a box
Member since Aug 2011
24115 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:10 am to
Holy frick.
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
21751 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:15 am to


I'm a complete idiot when it comes to architecture but how does this not collapse?
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112335 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:15 am to
who do you call in that situation? besides ghostbusters of course
Posted by mailman
Houston
Member since Jul 2009
6143 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:21 am to
o
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aliens
Posted by TigerDonk
BR
Member since Dec 2011
1248 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:22 am to
18 stories down. Holy shite
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65723 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:26 am to
You can tell that's not Mississippi, there'd be a car on blocks in a tunnel and garbage all over the place.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
33980 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:27 am to
If I had found this place I would make the most awesome man cave ever.
Posted by Them
People's Republic of Bozeman
Member since Nov 2008
11133 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:48 am to
I'd rebuild the wall and put a door there, with a lock that only I had the key to. If anyone asked, I'd just say "it's for them, whenever they come from below."




PS Jim sorry for the random downvote, my mouse is a dick
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 1:52 am to
Seriously cool story!

Posted by bencoleman
RIP 7/19
Member since Feb 2009
37887 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 2:52 am to
We are going to need something like that here when they start enforcing agenda 21.
This post was edited on 9/2/14 at 2:54 am
Posted by TheBob
Metairie
Member since Jun 2005
16935 posts
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:24 am to
Lazlo

First thought that popped into my head
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