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There is a whole city in Australia that has almost exclusively underground houses. Seach for "Coober Pedy" on youtube for one of the many documentaries about th
by jansan 6y ago
There is a whole city in Australia that has almost exclusively underground houses. Seach for "Coober Pedy" on youtube for one of the many documentaries about that city.
- dalbasal 6y agoThere is an ancient city in Jordan called Petra built in similar ways for similar reasons. It's quite amazing to walk around. The "caves" are more cool and pleasant than air conditioned buildings even when the desert outside is baking hot. Worth visiting.
- goodcanadian 6y agoCoober Pedy is more a small town than a city, and it is not the only one. White Cliffs, NSW, is also mostly underground. I suspect there are others.
- LunaSea 6y agoIsn't it also in a desert which would remove all the mould and humidity issues?
- prawn 6y agoYes, it's incredibly hot and dry, and doesn't get much rain. Going by Wikipedia, they had 30mm (1.2") of rain in 1921. Averages about 21 days a year with >1mm of rain.