| začátek sobota 20., 21:00 |
konec 22:00 |
TV kanál National Geographic |
(Hidden Beneath the Cities: Season 1: Crystal Cathedrals and Buried Bunkers) History “Hidden Beneath the Cities” uncovers the extraordinary worlds lying just below modern urban centers. Beneath the streets of stone, soil and concrete exist hidden realms shaped by survival, ritual and imagination. Episodes reveal Malta’s Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, with its 5,000-year-old burial chambers; Turkey’s vast caves in Midyat, which sheltered whole communities; and Iran’s qanats, which sustain desert life. From Naples’ folklore tombs and WWII shelters to England’s mysterious Royston Cave and Poland’s Wieliczka Salt Mine, the series blends myth, history and artistry. Other journeys explore Israel’s Cave of Letters, Denmark’s Neolithic dwellings, Cold War bunkers in England and Seoul, and more. Each story reveals ingenuity, resilience and mystery, proving every city conceals a hidden world waiting to be discovered. In Poland, miners uncovered vast salt chambers known as the Crystal Caves, filled with massive halite crystals formed millions of years ago. Over centuries, this industrial mine evolved into a spiritual and cultural sanctuary. In England, a declassified Cold War relic known as the Burlington Bunker is revealed. Built in secret as a sprawling underground government headquarters, it could sustain people for months, but new evidence suggests it may also have served as a strategic decoy. In Egypt, archaeologists discovered a 3,400-year-old New Kingdom settlement buried beneath ruins, challenging assumptions about Egypt’s western frontier. Finally, in China, the mysterious Longyou Caves baffle experts. Their precise engineering and unknown purpose make them one of the world’s most enigmatic ancient constructions that still defy explanation. (Canada)
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