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For a settlement like Pyramiden, which was built so far away from any human civilization, to function at all, not only did it require a lot of persistence and adaptability, but if you wanted to be self-sufficient from the outside world - which in some places was simply not possible - all the cogs had to mesh together. To give just one example: as we have already learned, the canteen was open all the time, which of course meant that staff were needed all the time, who in turn were responsible for preparing the food, the ingredients for which had to come from somewhere. We will show you exactly how THAT worked on another tape, but now we want to take care of a group of people that you would not really expect to find here. CHILDREN - and there were plenty of them. When you think of Pyramiden and its workers, you probably think of soot-smeared miners, but in contrast to the male-dominated Longyearbyen, families were part of everyday life here. Women did THE jobs that were expected of them at the time - whether in the laundry, in the kitchen or in administration. That left the children - of course there was something to do for them - and it was called SCHOOL! And THAT is what we explore in this video... In order for a settlement like Pyramids, built so far away from any human civilization, to function at all, it not only required a lot of persistence and adaptability, but if you wanted to be self-sufficient from the outside world - which in some places was simply not possible otherwise - you had to have all the gears intertwine. To give just one example: as we have already learned, the canteen was open all day, which of course meant that staff were needed all the time, who in turn were responsible for preparing the food, the ingredients of which had to come from somewhere. We'll show you exactly how THAT worked on another tape, but now we want to take care of a group of people that you wouldn't actually expect here. CHILDREN – and there were lots of them. When you think of pyramids and their workers, you probably think of soot-covered miners, but in contrast to the male-dominated Longyearbyen, families were part of everyday life here. Women did THE jobs that were expected of them back then - whether in the laundry, in the kitchen or in administration. That left the children - of course there was something to do for them - and it was called SCHOOL! And THAT is what we explore in this video... #urbex #lostplace #ghosttown MUSIC: powered by Epidemic Sound Background music via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com FOLLOW ME: / lostplacetapes / lostplacetapes / lostplacetapes email: [email protected]