Inside the world’s biggest cave CHURCH 330ft underground where everything’s made of salt…even the chandeliers & artwork

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INSIDE a 13th-century mine lies the world’s biggest cave church where everything is made entirely from salt.

Located 330ft below the ground, the unique chapel is built inside a complex underground maze with endless corridors and over 2,000 chambers.

INSIDE a 13th-century mine lies the world’s biggest cave church where everything is made entirely from salt.

Located 330ft below the ground, the unique chapel is built inside a complex underground maze with endless corridors and over 2,000 chambers.

The underground maze of the Wieliczka salt mine that leads to the church
The underground maze of the Wieliczka salt mine that leads to the churchCredit: Jam Press/Rafal Stachurski
A three-piece altar entirely made of salt inside the St Kinga's chapel
A three-piece altar entirely made of salt inside the St Kinga’s chapelCredit: Jam Press
The salt replica of the iconic painting The Last Supper
The salt replica of the iconic painting The Last SupperCredit: Jam Press
The underground church is still functioning
The underground church is still functioningCredit: Jam Press/Rafal Stachurski

This unique church can be found in the small Polish town of Wieliczka, just nine miles outside Krakow.

Underneath the town is the mind-bending Wieliczka salt mine called Magnum Sal, which means the Great Salt.

The deepest level of the UNESCO heritage site is 1000ft beneath the surface, however, tourists are only allowed to till 450ft where a unique museum can be found.

At 330ft, you will find the great St Kinga’s Chapel – a beautiful church built inside the caves back in 1896.

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