11 surreal artificial diving sites
11 surreal artificial diving sites
If you have always dreamed of discovering the mysterious city of Atlantis, you will certainly fascinate these diving sites
Man was created to go ashore, but these underwater worlds suggest an alternative reality. From historical cities that have fallen into the sea through nature, to artificial scenes that were built under the sea, these surreal, man -made diving sites are absolutely fascinating.
1. Parco Archologico Sommerso di Baia, Italy
west of Naples is the underwater archeological park of Baia, one of the few archaeological underwater parks in the world. Visitors can dive between a lot of old statues from Baia, a Roman holiday city that fulfilled the relaxation requests of the rich and mighty Roman elite for centuries.
Hedonism did not stop when the city looted the city in the 8th century. In the 16th century, the remains of the formerly luxurious city were abandoned and finally gave way to the sea.
2. Underwater sculpture park molinere, grenada
The self -proclaimed “first underwater sculpture gallery in the world” was created by the British sculptor Jason Decaaires Taylor. It shows exhibitions of cement figures installed on the sea floor, from individuals to a circle of children who hold their hands.
The sculptures are in different depths, the deepest at 12 meters. Tourists are encouraged to visit the park because he distracts divers and snorkelers from popular natural reefs and leaves time for repairs and regeneration.
3. Ancient cities of Alexandria, Herakleion and Canopus, Egypt
on July 21, 365 AD, there was a catastrophic earthquake around the Greek island of Crete at sunrise. A tsunami followed and Alexandrias Portus Magnus and the cities of Herakleion and Canopus in the Bay of Aboukir were almost destroyed.
1992 started a research and excavation project to determine the ancient location of the sunken antique zones, and is continued to this day. Sports divers can apply for a special permit to participate.
4. Museo Subacuatico de Arte, Mexico
In 2009, a monumental underwater museum for contemporary art called Musa (Museo subacuático de arte) was founded in the waters around Cancun in Mexico.
The project comprises over 500 permanently life -size sculptures and is one of the world's largest artificial underwater future tractions. There are two galleries to explore. The first is eight meters deep and suitable for both divers and snorkelers, the second four meters deep and only suitable for snorkeling.
5. Yonaguni monument, Japan
The Yonaguni monument is located in a submerged rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni in Okinawa, Japan. The origins of the site have led to some debates: some claim that the structures are man -made monoliths, others say they are completely natural, while a third group claims that it is a natural place that was changed by humans.
Anyway, the mystery only contributes to the incredibly angular appearance of the site.
6. Christ of the abyss, Italy
A 2.5 meter high bronze statue of Jesus Christ was deliberately underwater in 1954 off the coast of San Fruttuoso, Italy. The statue, which is 17 meters below the surface, was set by Guido Galletti and is located near the place where Dario Gonzatti, the first, standing Italian who used diving equipment, died in 1947.
It shows Christ, who makes a peace blessing with a raised head and hands raised. There are also two replicas under water, the first in 1961 in Grenada and the second in 1962 off the coast of Florida, USA.
7. Underwater post office, vanuatu
The only underwater letter box in the world is in front of the island of Efate in Vanuatu. This underwater branch of Vanuatu's post office enables visitors to send special waterproof postcards by swimming down and throwing them in the mailbox.
The post office is only three meters below water and is therefore accessible to both swimmers and snorkelers and divers.
8. Sunken Pirate City of Port Royal, Jamaica
Port Royal was known in the 17th century as the Bsestive City in the world and housed pirates from all over the world, some of which came from the water as far away as Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
pirates gathered in the Caribbean port thanks to its coma -causing rum, the slightly available prostitution and its reputation as a relatively safe port in front of patrolling European warships.
On June 7, 1692, the city was haunted by a devastating earthquake and a tsunami, which placed most of its northern part into the sea. Today divers can explore the relics of the godless city, which is now a national cultural heritage and was compared with Pompeii because of its archaeological miracles.
Unfortunately, special access from the government is required for leisure divers to dive in the limited ruins of Port Royal.
9. Ancient city of Dwarka, India
The ancient city of Dwarka was largely considered a myth. In 2000, however, ruins were discovered in the Gulf of Cambay, which re -ignored the debate. According to legend, Lord Krishna prevailed over the magnificent city of Dwarka, which consisted of hundreds - possibly thousands of gold and silver.
After Krishna's death, Dwarka supposedly sank into the sea. The ruins are almost 40 meters below the surface in the bay of today's Darka, one of the seven oldest cities in India. Artifacts from the year 7,500 BC BC recovered that support the theory that the ruins may be the old DWARKA.
10. Neptune Memorial Reef, USA
neptune is a rather unusual memorial concept off the coast of Florida, where crazy human remains are mixed with cement to form the characteristics of an artificial reef.
originally designed as an artistic interpretation of the lost city of Atlantis, the site is open to families to dive and visit their buried loved ones. The site is also open to curious sports divers.
The monument is 12 meters below the surface and comprises underwater roads that lead to a central feature with benches and statues. Only in America, isn't it?
11. Löwenstadt am Qiandao-See, China
We lifted the best for the end: China's Löwenstadt was celebrated as the most spectacular underwater city in the world. It is also the only freshwater diving area on the list.
The Löwenstadt was built in the eastern Han dynasty between 25 and 200 AD and is now 26 to 40 meters below the surface of Thousand Island Lake, an area that was deliberately flooded in the 1950s to build a dam. Shi Cheng is currently undisturbed, but there is a diving company that offers excursions to the Qiandao Lake twice a month and started exploring this undertaking.
A Chinese-Italian consortium has also started to develop a prototype for a floating diving tunnel over the lake. Only in China, right?
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