Deep underground hid main wealth and surprisingly unique city Soledar Donetsk region in Ukraine. This is a real mine, but its difference is that here produce white gold - salt.
Natural needs of the human body in salt intake had led since the dawn of human civilization solevovydobuvnoho fishing. By the 19th century in Central Africa salt and gold by weight valued equally. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the presence of white table miracles testified to the wealth of the owner. In ancient times, salt was considered not only valuable, but also a sacred object.
It is interesting that today 95% of salt produced in Ukraine accounted for Artemivs'ke deposit, located in the southeast of Donbass. Mine Dungeon Soledar constitute a system of branched bahatokilometrovoho maze formed by salt extraction. This mine is ineffective, although its walls actively continue to produce salt. Once approximately 280 million years ago, this city was Perm sea. So, welcome to the kingdom "Queen of Salt" on trohsotmetrovu depth!
In the salt mine Soledar all created with salt - the walls, ceiling, floor. Artificial embroidered light reflected from the glittering crystals. In one of the abandoned mines to the church. It emerged soon after the opening of the company. As miners quite dangerous and associated with constant exposure to maintain the spirit of the workers and was established church. Going there, you will see a beautiful chandelier, which produced most miners. They decorated her salt crystals that sometimes occur in layers of salt. About two and a half hundreds of crystal cubes went to finish this lamp.
The most popular place in the mine is a huge tunnel that simply amazed by its size. Ceiling height is 30 meters, width of the tunnel - 14 meters and length - nearly kilometer! In the hall you will hear the sound of classical music, accompanied by the sounds of nature. Lighting - muted, there is the impression that are somewhere in space! Incredible! The air is very dry, cool, salty. Incredible silence ...
In Soledarskiy mine is also Health Center. There are no working mines characteristic noise, no belt on the car. This underground area is more like a fairy-tale town with mysterious figures salt and palm trees, with rooms for relaxation.
Rock salt, moreover, is a good material for sculptors. These are miners who have inclination for carving. They create fantastic characters with salt, animals. Also interesting are the salt lamps. Under the influence of temperature saturates the air bubble microns salt in miniature creates the effect of the presence of the mine. These fixtures are used as a prophylactic against asthmatic diseases.
Miraculously Soledarskoyi mine is its acoustics. So each year the International Festival is held here symphonic music, initiated and organized by the Austrian Embassy in Ukraine. On the sound of the orchestra said that the notes seemed to fly up and then slowly, like a cloud, fall down.
