Article 76FY0 A 20-mile maze under Budapest hid a secret WWII aircraft engine plant

A 20-mile maze under Budapest hid a secret WWII aircraft engine plant

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Ellsworth Toohey
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The Kbanya cellar system under the 10th district of Budapest is, according to Wikipedia, "the largest cellar complex in the country" - a network of tunnels estimated at 32 to 35 km long beneath 44 to 54 acres. It began in the Middle Ages as an underground limestone quarry that supplied stone for the Hungarian Parliament, the Szechenyi Chain Bridge, and the State Opera House. - Read the rest

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