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Jamshyd said:Thanks for the link PB... I find this:
such a shame for me to say this but you know much more about it than me lolJamshyd said:Yep, this is part of the cisterns beneath the old city of Constantinople (part of what is now Istanbul). To my limited knowledge, their basic function was flood-protection and an effective way to drain out rain water. So at different times of the year these might be more or less filled with water but would generally maintain a minimal level of water from on-going drainage.
Although as a city that was in a state of almost constant warfare, I would not be one bit surprised that these also served a secondary function as secret escape routes, treasuries, prisons, or shelters.
It seems to me that Tokyo's G-Cans Project is essentially the same thing, just much bigger and slightly more high-tech.
Geez, I got so excited just typing this! I don't know why the hell do these things interest me so damn much!
What I find even more interesting is what academics call palimpsest (after a method of using oil paints in layers) - its when buildings of one era are constructed on top of existing infrastructure, so you'd find parts of a 14th century drain canal opening up into a 7th century cistern, with WWI-era added secret tunnels between the two that serve as secret escape routs.
The Old City of Jerusalem is particularly known for this kind of thing.
It really is one of my biggest dreams to explore any one of the places mentioned above in full-detail.
artaxerxes said:
urban exploration.
famously, there are entire underground streets to be explored in edinburgh. a few years ago, two friends of mine were married there and the restaurant in which we had dinner and the reception was jjust off the high street (the royal mile) and had access to underground rooms and passages. we went on a tour before dinner and it was absolutely fascinating.Jamshyd said:PB, funny enough, this looks identical to a level from Tomb Raider III: Gold. If it is of any help, that level is set in scotchland.
