Labyrinth under Vegetable Market ( cs, Labyrint pod Zelným trhem) is a system of underground corridors and cellars in the historical centre of the city of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

, in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. The underground lies beneath

Zelný trh Zelný trh (german: Kraut Markt; English: ''Vegetable Market'' or ''Cabbage Market'') is a town square, square and traditional marketplace in Brno, Czech Republic. It is located in the historic centre of Brno on an area of about . The square In t ...

, one of oldest squares in the city, and originally served for food keeping, beer brewing, maturing of wine in barrels, and other things. Some cellars were founded in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

, but most of them dates back to the

baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including ...

era. The cellars were not all connected together until 2009 when they underwent a major reconstruction, and since 2011 they are opened public. The biggest cellar is almost long and its height varies from to , and the deepest cellar is under the surface.

References

External links

Official website
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