Cluj County - Located in Durgău-Valea Sarata in Turda, the second largest city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, thousands of years old salt mine Turda named Sarina is located. The cave is so much great attention from tourists visiting the region.
Since it opened in 1992, Salina Turda bring in 2 million visitors from home and abroad. Until now, travelers can descend 122 meters underground and play mini golf, bowling and traveling the underground lake with a boat.
To arrive in this magical country visitors must descend 122 meters underground. (CNN)
Photographer Richard John Seymour has recently made a visit to Salina Turda, to capture natural sites that have been modified for human use.
"Taking photographs in these locations is a challenge because of the large scale. Making human standpoint hesitate to distinguish between nature and features that are made by human hands."
Salina Turda be a 'treasure chest' king of Hungary and the Habsburg emperors - in particular ahead of the 13th century when the salt is more precious than money - and inhabited by the people for many centuries.
Mining operations have ceased in 1932. However, the site has helped many people.
In World War II, the site was used as a temporary protection. And even once used as a cheese storage.
Salina Turda salt mines thousands of years old and discontinued mining operations since 1932. (CNN)
Reported by CNN, Wednesday (27/01/2016), Salina Turda reopened as a tourist attraction in 1992. With an investment of 6 million euro 16 years later, the location of the 'transformed' into a museum and amusement park in the underground.
Salt mines previously used as a storage area of cheese and a temporary shelter during World War II. (CNN)
Salina Turda underground claimed to be the most beautiful locations in the world by Business Insider. Being in position 22 as the location with the most enchanting allure of the world.
The existence of Salina Turda add to the appeal of Transylvania, which is attached to the nickname as the 'hometown' Dracula - the figure of a blood thirsty vampire in Bram Stoker's novel.
Although Dracula imagination, in fact, Stoker was inspired by a real person who thirst for blood. His name, Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia - which also sounded by the nickname Vlad the Impaler. The Impaler - who is also from Romania.
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To arrive in this magical country visitors must descend 122 meters underground. (CNN)
Photographer Richard John Seymour has recently made a visit to Salina Turda, to capture natural sites that have been modified for human use.
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Salina Turda be a 'treasure chest' king of Hungary and the Habsburg emperors - in particular ahead of the 13th century when the salt is more precious than money - and inhabited by the people for many centuries.
Mining operations have ceased in 1932. However, the site has helped many people.
In World War II, the site was used as a temporary protection. And even once used as a cheese storage.
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Reported by CNN, Wednesday (27/01/2016), Salina Turda reopened as a tourist attraction in 1992. With an investment of 6 million euro 16 years later, the location of the 'transformed' into a museum and amusement park in the underground.
Salt mines previously used as a storage area of cheese and a temporary shelter during World War II. (CNN)
Salina Turda underground claimed to be the most beautiful locations in the world by Business Insider. Being in position 22 as the location with the most enchanting allure of the world.
The existence of Salina Turda add to the appeal of Transylvania, which is attached to the nickname as the 'hometown' Dracula - the figure of a blood thirsty vampire in Bram Stoker's novel.
Although Dracula imagination, in fact, Stoker was inspired by a real person who thirst for blood. His name, Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia - which also sounded by the nickname Vlad the Impaler. The Impaler - who is also from Romania.
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