Denver International: The Subterranean Complex

Construction began 1989. Opened 1995. Sixteen months behind schedule. The "official" reason for delays: a faulty automated baggage handling system. Total spent on the baggage system: $186 million. Total spent in unaccounted contractor invoices to firms with no public records: ~$1.8 billion. We know. We have the REDACTED FOIA'd.\n\nUnderground: at least 5 levels confirmed below the public terminal. Possibly 8. The 5 confirmed levels contain ~88km of corridors, 6 elevators rated for vehicle transport, 2 incinerator facilities (industrial scale, never explained), and a freight-rail interchange that does not appear on any rail map and connects to REDACTED.\n\nThe airport sits on 53 square miles. The City of Denver is 155 square miles. The airport is 1/3 the size of its host city. Why?\n\nThe murals. Look at the murals. Children in coffins. A military figure in a gas mask stabbing a dove with a sword. The "Children of the World Dream of Peace." The artist (Leo Tanguma) claims it depicts hope. The artist's daughter, interviewed in 2014, contradicts him on camera: "Dad was paid to paint what they showed him. He wasn't allowed to deviate. He came home crying every night."\n\nThe horse. The horse outside. Blue. Glowing red eyes. The horse killed the sculptor. Yes. The sculptor (Luis Jimenez) was killed by his own statue in 2006 when a piece of it fell on him while he was working on it. The statue is a curse. Or it's a REDACTED. The local term is "Blucifer." Locals know.