Record No.
MRB-2026-005914
Underground Cathedral Built in a Salt Mine
Architecture & Structures
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Record Holder
Catedral de Sal de Zipaquira
Colombia
Category
Architecture & Structures
Country
Colombia
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CO )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira is a Catholic church carved roughly 200 meters underground inside a still-active salt mine, with its current structure completed in 1995. It is one of the largest and best-known underground churches in the world and is often called the "First Wonder of Colombia."
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