Some of the hanging icicles have reached the floor and formed spectacular ice columns shaped like giant hourglasses.
Diamond grotto adjoins Polar grotto where it is possible to observe ice stalactites and stalagmites.
In all, Kungur Cave contains 48 grottoes, each having their own story and unique name.
In the Meteorite chamber, a viewer has the illusion that huge celestial bodies are lying under the earth.
Today the cave is visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
Sources:Kungurcave.com/Russiangeography/www.ikz.ru/Russia & India Report
