Grotta Gigante
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| Location: | Trieste Karst , Italy | |
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Geographic location: |
45 ° 42 '33.2 " N , 13 ° 45' 49.8" E | |
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| Type: | Stalactite cave | |
| Discovery: | 1840 | |
| Show cave since: | 1908 | |
| Lighting: | electric | |
| Overall length: | 380 m | |
| Level difference: | -160 m | |
| Particularities: | Largest show cave in the world | |
| Website: | www.grottagigante.it (also in German) | |
The Grotta Gigante ( Briška jama in Slovenian ), also known as the Giant Cave of Trieste , is located near the village of Sgonico, around 15 km from Trieste .
History of exploration
In 1840 Frederico Lindner came across the cave while searching for the underground course of the Timavo . Further research followed by Giovanni Sigon and engineers from the Austro-Hungarian Southern Railway . However, this research did not bring any new knowledge. From 1890 the research of the "Club Turisti Triestini" was resumed and in 1897 Andreas Perko was able to draw up a complete plan. On July 5, 1908, the management began, at that time with candles and Bengali lighting . However, tourism did not kick in until after 1957, after electrical lighting was installed.
The total length is 380 m, the total depth 160 m. The hall is 98.50 m high, 76.30 m wide and 167.60 m long. Since 1995, the Grotta Gigante has been in the Guinness Book of Records as the “largest show cave in the world”.
In the cave there are two geodetic pendulums with a length of around 100 m for researching the earth's tides . Next to the cave there is a speleology museum with numerous speleological , geological and paleontological exhibits.
Web links
- Report on the Grotta Gigante
- Homepage of the Grotta Gigante , also in German
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cave side of the Grotta Gigante ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
