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Over Tatabánya, a miners' town in Hungary, Europe, there is a limestone hill, called Kő-hegy (Stone Hill), with a huge cavern that yawns to the plains below. Its enormous opening is visible from quite a distance and the M1 motorway from the West runs toward it in a long run. The hill has another features that crown it as landmarks: a steel shaft tower of a former coal mine and the most prominent: the Turul, largest bird statue of Europe, to remind all the glory and myths of Hungary. The cave has many stories about the people of surrounding villages hiding from the turk armies in the XVI century; hidden treasures of a famous "betyár" (highwayman) of the early XIX century; paleolitic remnants of horrible monsters and many others. The cave is accessible for all now, through a well maintained paved road and a comfortable trail from the parking lot. Worths a visit!

This image was taken over the cave from an outcrop forming an "eyebrow" over its "window".

Tatabánya, as almost all quickly built industrial settlements, was "pretty ugly" place with prefabricated housing estates of the communist era, and low comfort house rows of the previous decades that gave a just suitable dwelling for the miners. Even the prefabricated houses (called "panels") were a great improvement for those who lived in the small miner houses in crowded families, but they were utterly desolated in that time. Now, after some 50 years the vegetation made it much better. The "panels" are not too pleasing view from above, but walking in the spacious parks among them is much better. It is pity that their planned lifetime is expiring by now, and they need expensive restoration plan to extend their lifetime. Yet there are several "panels" there that show the care and even that their inhabitants got liked them after all those years...

On the left of the image you can see the Turul, a mithological bird of the Hungarians that is placed on an outcrop of the Kő-hegy overlooking the city and the main roads that run to the West. This statue is the biggest bird sculpture of Europe as its wingspan reaches almost 15m (a bit over 49') and it was erected in 1896 to commemorate that (according to Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum by Simon of Kéza) the Hungarians fought a battle here in the IX century and won over Svatopluk I ("Magnus") of Moravia . This is the most spectacular landmark of Tatabánya.

Please don't use, don't steal my works. This image is cavernously copyrighted. Infringing my rights is very dangerous, don't try it at home! (...nor at other places.)

Other images of Selim Cave Series:

A set of 3D images of the enterior:
Selim Cave 3D Series I
Selim Cave 3D Series II
Selim Cave 3D Series III
Selim Cave 3D Series IV
Selim Cave 3D Series V
Selim Cave 3D Series VI
Selim Cave 3D Series VII
Selim Cave 3D Series VIII
Selim Cave 3D Series IX
Selim Cave 3D Series X
Selim Cave 3D Series XI

Description
Over Tatabánya, a miners' town in Hungary, Europe, there is a limestone hill, called Kő-hegy (Stone Hill), with a huge cavern that yawns to the plains below. Its enormous opening is visible from quite a distance and the M1 motorway from the West runs toward it in a long run. The hill has another features that crown it as landmarks: a steel shaft tower of a former coal mine and the most prominent: the Turul, largest bird statue of Europe, to remind all the glory and myths of Hungary. The cave has many stories about the people of surrounding villages hiding from the turk armies in the XVI century; hidden treasures of a famous "betyár" (highwayman) of the early XIX century; paleolitic remnants of horrible monsters and many others. The cave is accessible for all now, through a well maintained paved road and a comfortable trail from the parking lot. Worths a visit!

This image was taken over the cave from an outcrop forming an "eyebrow" over its "window".

Tatabánya, as almost all quickly built industrial settlements, was "pretty ugly" place with prefabricated housing estates of the communist era, and low comfort house rows of the previous decades that gave a just suitable dwelling for the miners. Even the prefabricated houses (called "panels") were a great improvement for those who lived in the small miner houses in crowded families, but they were utterly desolated in that time. Now, after some 50 years the vegetation made it much better. The "panels" are not too pleasing view from above, but walking in the spacious parks among them is much better. It is pity that their planned lifetime is expiring by now, and they need expensive restoration plan to extend their lifetime. Yet there are several "panels" there that show the care and even that their inhabitants got liked them after all those years...

On the left of the image you can see the Turul, a mithological bird of the Hungarians that is placed on an outcrop of the Kő-hegy overlooking the city and the main roads that run to the West. This statue is the biggest bird sculpture of Europe as its wingspan reaches almost 15m (a bit over 49') and it was erected in 1896 to commemorate that (according to Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum by Simon of Kéza) the Hungarians fought a battle here in the IX century and won over Svatopluk I ("Magnus") of Moravia . This is the most spectacular landmark of Tatabánya.

Please don't use, don't steal my works. This image is cavernously copyrighted. Infringing my rights is very dangerous, don't try it at home! (...nor at other places.)

Other images of Selim Cave Series:

A set of 3D images of the enterior:
Selim Cave 3D Series I
Selim Cave 3D Series II
Selim Cave 3D Series III
Selim Cave 3D Series IV
Selim Cave 3D Series V
Selim Cave 3D Series VI
Selim Cave 3D Series VII
Selim Cave 3D Series VIII
Selim Cave 3D Series IX
Selim Cave 3D Series X
Selim Cave 3D Series XI