About this place
The cave was discovered in 1959. During blasting work to expand the zone's gypsum quarry, the mouth of the cave was found, from which an enormous amount of water poured out. As a result, the quarry was flooded, and mining work was therefore suspended, which in turn opened the cavities of the cave, in which, after partial drying, research work was begun. Thus, one of the largest gypsum caves in the world was discovered. The locals called it Cinderella. Emil Racoviță Cave (Cinderella)
More than 20 lakes are located in the karst cavities, the largest of which are: Dacian Lake, Green Lake, Gulp of Water, Blue Lake, Dinosaur Lake, Nautilus Lake, named after the culture, imagination and passion of the speleologists. The water of the lakes, as hydrochemical analyses have shown, is rich in minerals that have a healing effect on the human body. An curious fact about the cave, not yet fully explained, is that every hall and underground passage is lined with fine clays of various shades, due to random mineralization: green, blue, red, black, white… Amateur speleologists have formed, along certain underground routes, strange clay figurines, using witty indicators showing the direction to the various halls and interesting labyrinths for visitors. The cave, named after the famous scientist and researcher, the Romanian and Moldovan speleologist Emil Racoviță, is explored and mapped over a length of about 91 km of galleries and labyrinths, arranged on floors of 3-4 levels, widening in some places to form large halls. Memorable are the Hall of One Hundred Metres, the Waiting Hall and the Cathedral, which reach a length of approximately 60 m, a width of approximately 30 m and a height of up to 11 m. The ceilings rest on impressive columns.
Most halls have a Gothic vaulted ceiling, about 11 metres high. The tunnels are 30-40 m wide, and their length ranges from 60 to 100 m. The Waiting Hall contains 11 columns supporting
