Known as the oldest salt mine in the world, the Psychedelic salt mine is located in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The salt mine, located hundreds of meters below the city, offers unforgettable moments to the visitors with its extraordinary atmosphere. The walls of the cave have a colorful appearance that was formed by natural means. Special permission is required to visit the interesting salt mine, which consists of caves and galleries.
The colorful lines extending into each other in great harmony are beautiful enough to shake the human perception. Cave; It is adorned with breathtaking colors from blue to purple, yellow to red, white and brown. It is known that these colors appear due to substances such as potassium, magnesium and chloride used in fertilizer production.
The cave, which is in the depths of the ground, has a quality that causes the perception of time, dimension and space to be lost. Visitors to the cave say that they are constantly thirsty because the air inside is very dry. There is no lighting system in the cave, which is visited with lamps. Gases such as methane, hydrogen, sulfur and carbon dioxide formed in the cave are at a size that can affect human health. For this reason, those who want to visit must obtain special permission.
It is known that millions of years ago, a salty sea dried up and these mineral deposits left behind. The mine’s labyrinthine passages are made up of many kilometers of winding tunnels. Photos of the mine came to light thanks to Russian explorer Mikhail Mishainik. In 2014, Mishainik spent days and nights photographing this incredible mine despite the high risk of gas leaks and landslides.
The cave, which has a very high artistic potential, is pitch dark due to the absence of any lighting. The majestic appearance of the walls emerges under a strong light or torch.
