Temples of Damanhur, Eighth Wonder of the World?

December 11th, 2007 by admin | Filed under structure, world record, xo feat.

A recently discovered underground temple, dubbed as The Temples of Damanhur, is considered the Eighth Wonder of the World by the Italian government. This temples are the work of Oberto Airaudi, a 57-year-old former insurance broker from northern Italy, with the help of like-minded volunteers from around the world. The construnction of the temples began on August of 1978 with the use of hammers and picks for digging. By 1991, several of the nine chambers were almost complete with stunning murals, mosaics, statues, secret doors and stained glass windows. The temples is named after the ancient subterranean Egyptian temple meaning City of Light. Link