Chapel
by Juli Scalzi
Title
Chapel
Artist
Juli Scalzi
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
WIELICZKA, POLAND: Just outside of Krakow, is the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO site known for its underground chapels, made entirely out of rock salt.
Officially opened in the 13th century, the mine is one of the oldest salt mines still in operation and is composed of numerous chambers chiseled out of rock salt, saline lakes, statues and chapels sculpted in salt.
The main visitor's route, called the "Tourist Route," has been walked by roughly 40 million tourists from around the world, according to the mine's official website.
In a show of just how deeply the faith is rooted in the Polish people, the mine is also filled with several chapels carved completely out of rock salt, in order to provide miners with a way to practice their faith while underground.
Since miners typically worked under dangerous circumstances in the dark, away from their families, they created the chapels as places where they could pray and celebrate Mass before facing the challenges of the job.
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December 28th, 2016
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