Pictures of Poland - Wieliczka Salt Mine

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Wieliczka Salt Mine
Located 10 miles southeast of Krakow, the Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of Poland's best-known tourist attractions. It operated until the 1990's since its construction in the Middle Ages. Today it reaches a depth of more than 300 meters on nine levels with close to one hundred ninety miles of corridors, galleries, chambers and underground lakes.

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Pictures of Poland - the entrance to the mine

Pictures of Poland - the legend of Queen Kinga in salt sculpture

a large hall turned into a chapel and museum
a salt sculpure in the great hall
a statue of Pope John Paul III
a chapel deep underground
wooden beams support the large hall ceiling
a chandelier made of salt
altar in the chapel, everything made of salt
rock salt carved image
statue of a holy priest
statue of the Virgin Mary
a large underground theatre
statue of the Polish King Kazimierz
 souvenir lamps made out of salt

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