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Truth is stranger than fiction, or so the saying goes. And if you think massive, underground cities is something confined to fantasy and science fiction, here are several, real locations that humans have made their homes deep beneath the ground over the years. Underground Home Interior, Underground Library Fantasy Art, Underground Home Aesthetic, Fantasy Underground House, Underground Hideout Concept Art, Underground Fantasy Art, Non Euclidean Architecture, Underground Bunker Aesthetic, Underground City Aesthetic

Truth is stranger than fiction, or so the saying goes. And if you think massive, underground cities is something confined to fantasy and science fiction, here are several, real locations that humans have made their homes deep beneath the ground over the years.

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Art Never Sleeps on Instagram: "Discover Derinkuyu: The Hidden Underground City

In 1963, a resident of Nevşehir Province in Turkey knocked down a wall in his home, revealing a hidden room. Leading to the ancient Derinkuyu underground city. 

The Derinkuyu underground city was carved from soft volcanic rock by the Phrygians in the 8th–7th centuries BCE. Expanded by later civilizations, it featured ventilation shafts, wells, and passages for air and water supply. 

The city was 13 stories deep and large enough to house up to 20,000 people, including their livestock and food supplies. The city was designed to protect inhabitants from invasions, with heavy stone doors to seal off entrances. It was used by early Christians to escape Roman persecution and remained inhabited until the 1920s." Derinkuyu Underground City, Ancient Underground City, Underground Aesthetic, Hidden Room, Underground City, Cyborgs Art, Food Supplies, Sewage System, World Aesthetic

Art Never Sleeps on Instagram: "Discover Derinkuyu: The Hidden Underground City In 1963, a resident of Nevşehir Province in Turkey knocked down a wall in his home, revealing a hidden room. Leading to the ancient Derinkuyu underground city. The Derinkuyu underground city was carved from soft volcanic rock by the Phrygians in the 8th–7th centuries BCE. Expanded by later civilizations, it featured ventilation shafts, wells, and passages for air and water supply. The city was 13 stories…

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