08/11/2011

Poland - Wieliczka Salt Mine

This deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka-Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. Spread over nine levels, it has 300 km of galleries with works of art, altars, and statues sculpted in the salt, making a fascinating pilgrimage into the past of a major industrial undertaking.

Date of Inscription: 1978 
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/32

Postcard 1: BIG UNESCO RR #6, Silesiaus 





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