The city of the dead built right below Jerusalem
The city of the dead is currently being built just below the Israeli capital and is believed to help the dead revive.
According to the Daily Mail, this dead man's city is essentially an underground party . Construction costs are estimated at US $ 50 million, containing about 22,000 corpses and can be expanded.
Sketch of catacombs once construction work is completed.
To reach the crypt, people will have to go through an 800-meter tunnel and an elevator that leads down to the ground. The dead-end resting place in northwest Jerusalem is expected to be completed in the next two years, providing enough space for city residents in the next 25 years.
Tombs are dubbed the city of the dead.
Right on the city of the dead is the Har HaMenuchot cemetery, Israel's largest cemetery with more than 150,000 people buried here.
Arik Glazer, the investor of the project, said: 'We have this idea to provide another, very safe and confidential way of burial. Not enough space on the ground, so building underground is the best option. '
The project will be completed within the next 2 years.
A large amount of investment in the project comes from reservations, most of them Jews living abroad. Future Israeli citizens will all be buried here for free.
Many believe that being buried in this huge cemetery will help them be revived as soon as possible.
The project brought people living in Jerusalem back to the traditional burial.
'Everyone agrees with this project,' said the investor. It is like the popular burial method from centuries ago.
'This burial is already there 1,600 - 2,000 years ago. We only restore tradition because there is not much room for the dead on the ground. '
The cost of building huge underground tombs is up to 50 million USD.
In a city famous for its precious heritage, Mr Glazer said the construction units were extremely careful not to invade the ruins or tombs.
'This is probably the first city of the dead in the world, at least in modern times,' Glazer said.
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