The underground city of Derinkuyu is way more impressive than I expected. The photos really show how massive and well-designed it is. With stone doors that could seal off each level separately, it was clearly built with protection in mind. It's crazy to think it could hold around 20,000 people and had everything from stables and storage rooms to chapels and even what looks like a religious school with study areas.
The staircases going down between levels eventually lead to a cruciform church on the lowest floor, and the 55-meter ventilation shaft doubled as a well. Smart design for when people couldn’t go outside.
You can check out the article and see the photos here.
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The underground city of Derinkuyu is way more impressive than I expected. The photos really show how massive and well-designed it is. With stone doors that could seal off each level separately, it was clearly built with protection in mind. It’s crazy to think it could hold around 20,000 people and had everything from stables and storage rooms to chapels and even what looks like a religious school with study areas.
The staircases going down between levels eventually lead to a cruciform church on the lowest floor, and the 55-meter ventilation shaft doubled as a well. Smart design for when people couldn’t go outside.
You can check out the article and see the photos [***here***](https://skipboring.com/a-whole-city-was-carved-beneath-this-village-dropping-20-stories-into-the-earth/).