{"id":12120,"date":"2026-06-30T09:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feengrotten.admo.cloud\/grottoneum-station-10-realm-of-stalactites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:01:56","slug":"grottoneum-station-10-realm-of-stalactites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feengrotten.admo.cloud\/en\/grottoneum\/grottoneum-station-10-realm-of-stalactites\/","title":{"rendered":"Grottoneum Station 10 &#8211; Realm of Stalactites"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12120\" class=\"elementor elementor-12120 elementor-11582\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc20b14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc20b14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div 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Stalactites hang down from the ceiling, while stalagmites grow up from the ground and, over time, can join with them to form a single column. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b26f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22b26f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20df59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b20df59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ddd58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23ddd58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b549e4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b549e4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424f460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"424f460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1b9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2f1b9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Even the touch of a finger is enough to permanently damage their fragile beauty. At this station, you can observe their fine structure up close\u2014inside the caves, this is only possible from a distance for conservation reasons.  <\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">How large a stalactite can become is ultimately limited by its own weight. If it becomes too heavy, it breaks off from the ceiling. Stalagmites, on the other hand, grow upwards from the floor. They are usually significantly stronger and more stable than stalactites. When the two finally meet, a continuous column is formed.    <\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">A simple mnemonic helps to distinguish between the two forms: <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">Stalagmites<\/strong> <em style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">might<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\"> (<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">might<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">) reach the ceiling. <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">Stalactites<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">, however, must hold on <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">tight<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\"> (<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">tight<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 17.23px;\">) so they do not fall down.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845024e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"845024e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc7dc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dc7dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72656a1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"72656a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12120-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/feengrotten.admo.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10-The-Dripstone-Realm.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/feengrotten.admo.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10-The-Dripstone-Realm.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/feengrotten.admo.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10-The-Dripstone-Realm.mp3\">https:\/\/feengrotten.admo.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10-The-Dripstone-Realm.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Station 11 10 Realm of Stalactites The Feengrotten contain delicate dripstone formations that can be damaged by even the slightest touch. 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