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Taken in Sintra. Maybe not actually a well.

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[–] Motavader@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That whole place is amazing. All the little nooks and crannies and caves and underground ponds. The whole Regalia is amazing.

And no, it's not a well. At the very bottom is a marble floor with a compass and they used to do occult - style ceremonies there. The spiral staircase down has a lot of different nooks that held candles and the ceremony participants would find the stairs to the bottom. There's another entry at the very bottom that leads out to the back of a waterfall and that's where the " special participants " would come and go

[–] loudmicro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's actually a crypt

[–] InfiniteFlow@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It is the Initiation Well at Quinta da Regaleira, in Sintra, Portugal! It was used in initiation rituals by the Masonry!

https://anamargaridapalmeiraebomeeugosto.blogs.sapo.pt/poco-iniciatico-da-quinta-da-regaleira-5916 (article in Portuguese, but worth it for the pictures!)

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

It's also the entrance to the Scholomance.

[–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Well, there it is.

[–] ReMikeAble@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Deep subject

[–] AmberPrince@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago