Wieliczka miners spent much of their lives underground, rarely emerging into daylight. To pass the time, miners began to carve figures, chandeliers, and eventually even an elaborate chapel out of the salt.
Sculpture of Copernicus 手持地球儀的哥白尼雕像
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Kazimierz the Great
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Salty Water
Salty Water
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Chandelier carved out of salt
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Chapel of the Blessed Kinga-carved over three decades
Chapel of the Blessed Kinga-carved over three decades