Sunday, August 17

The limestone interval terraces of Pamukkale

Pamukkale a village in south-western Turkey near the city of Denizli has known about this place where hot springs limestone by this impressive limestone terraces interval may have caused. These terraces are on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.

The result, these limestone terraces by the Calciumhydrogencarbonat saturated with water. The escape of carbon dioxide from the water, the solubility limit and it is white calcium carbonate in the form of travertine.

In the past, the hotel built above the terraces were demolished again, as this through the use of thermal water in the forfeiture beneficiary. With the help of a new irrigation system tries to the terraces of Pamukkale back to its original white state.

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