built in a volcanic crater west of
naples archaeologists now know that the
roman city was not the scene
of sudden death like in neighboring
pompeii welcome to watch mojo
and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 most haunting
underwater statues neptune memorial reef
creating life after life the coral reefs
are used to be like the shelters
but then it's no more it's gone the
project which is the brainchild of young
bahamian artist willisy tines is in its
first
phase for this list we'll be looking at
the most surreal and otherworldly
statues or collections of statues that
can be found
underwater do you have an inkling to
visit any of these places
let us know in the comments below
number 10 baya the ancient romans loved
to party
and baya was the place to go well known
for its scandalous offerings and rampant
corruption
baya was a resort town located on the
shore of the gulf of naples
long after the site had been abandoned
the lower half of the town
fell into the water owing to seismic
volcanic activity
built in a volcanic crater west of
naples archaeologists now know that the
roman city was not the scene
of sudden death like in neighboring
pompeii the sunken city of baya
is now an archaeological park and
visitors can pay to snorkel or scuba
dive through the impeccably preserved
ruins
it's certainly beautiful but there's
just something a little eerie about
swimming through antique art and
architecture
number nine neptune memorial reef the
island paradise of miami's
key biscayne great for boating swimming
and checking out a cemetery a
columbarium is a building that stores
funeral urns they're somewhat creepy on
the best of days
never mind one that is located under
water also known as the atlantis reef
the neptune memorial reef was
intentionally built underwater and is
located three miles off the coast of key
biscayne
florida the reef's design was inspired
by the underwater city atlantis
and includes lion statues columns
benches
canopies and podiums situated 40 feet
underwater and spanning
16 acres the reef's features are made
from a combination of cremated human
remains and cement
and the site is home to some epic
features like gates
and stone roads atlantis is certainly a
fitting name
as this is a true city of the dead
neptune memorial reef
creating life after life number eight
underwater grotto shine located in the
philippines is an island province called
bahal
bahul is home to the danahan bank which
was weakened in recent years due to
various forms of illegal fishing
including dynamite and cyanide fishing
the coral reefs are used to be like the
shelters
but then it's no more it's gone to
prevent further destruction
the local government body had two
religious statues installed underwater
the hope is that these statues will
remind fishermen that
god created the ocean in its various
forms of life and therefore
deter them from illegal fishing it also
helps boost the economy
as tourists and experienced divers flock
to the location
to see the underwater statues number
seven fake easter island heads
fake or not seeing one of those easter
island heads underwater is enough to
give anyone the chills
officially known as moai the easter
island figures are some of the most
famous carvings in world history
scientists are continually uncovering
more of this history
but it is already clear that this was a
remarkably complex society
of which the moai were only one part in
1994
kevin costner produced a movie called
rappanui which is set on easter island
unfortunately the movie was an enormous
bomb fake moai
were made for rapa nui and eventually
placed underwater
off the real easter island as a tourist
attraction
at least something worthwhile came from
the movie
number six ocean atlas in 2014
sculptor jason decares taylor placed a
massive sculpture underwater just off
the coast of nassau in the bahamas
the project which is the brainchild of
young bahamian artist willisee tines is
in its first
phase and has already attracted
thousands of divers
even before its official opening
situated about 15 feet underwater and
spanning the ocean floor to the
surface ocean atlas sits in a kneeling
position with her head resting on her
left knee
this reinterpretation of an ancient myth
is made from sustainable materials
weighs 60 tons and according to
underwater underwatersculpture.com
it is quote the largest single sculpture
ever to be deployed underwater
aside from the environmental statement
the statue is also meant to attract
tourists
and provide marine life with an
artificial reef for colonization
number five amphitrite a major part of
greek mythology
amphitrite was the wife of poseidon and
therefore
queen of the sea so an underwater statue
makes a lot of sense
and located off the sunset house dive
resort in the grand cayman islands is a
statue of amphitrite
nearly 60 feet below the surface and
made from silicone bronze
the statue stands nine feet tall and has
attracted tourists and
divers since its creation in the early
2000s also located in grand cayman
is simon morris's guardian of the reef a
13 foot tall bronze sculpture that
stands in front of
lighthouse point number four molinaire
underwater sculpture park
this stellar collection of underwater
art is located off grenada in the
caribbean sea
like the ocean atlas this park was
created by diver and sculptor jason de
cares-taylor
the park consists of over 65 individual
concrete structures
these include a man sitting at a
typewriter human heads fixated to a rock
face
and a beautiful ring of 26 children
standing in a circle and holding hands
many of these concrete sculptures were
actually created using life casts of the
local population
and they currently reside in molinare
bay at depths of six
to 25 feet number three the alley of
leaders
art historians can have a field day in
crimea's tarkankut peninsula
when the soviet union collapsed in 1991
a diver by the name of vladimir
bromensky
collected fallen statues of soviet
leaders and cast them into the sea
these included busts of major figures
like lenin and stalin
the underwater collection was known as
the alley of leaders
and it now stands as a museum to notable
communist figures
the museum now features over 50 statues
and various replicas of world-famous
structures
like london bridge and the eiffel tower
number two
christ of the abyss there are actually
three christ of the abyss statues
located throughout the world
perhaps the most famous is located in
italy placed in the mediterranean in
1954
this original bronze christ of the abyss
stands eight feet tall
and underwent major cleaning and
restoration work in both 2003
and 2018 a second statue was erected in
grenada in 1961.
a third and final christ was gifted to
the underwater society of america and
eventually placed off key largo
all three statues remain underwater and
the american version is featured in the
netflix drama
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number one cancun underwater museum
otherwise known as musa the cancun
underwater museum is located off the
eastern tip of mexico and contains
500 underwater sculptures most of which
were created by yes
sculptor jason decare's tailor located
in cancun national marine park
and found at depths ranging from 10 to
20 feet
the museum contains more than 400 human
sculptures
interacting with the ocean in various
ways well
those and a volkswagen like most of
taylor's other works
the museum is meant as both an
environmental statement and a tourist
attraction
and what a tourist attraction it is
taylor's statues may just be the
beginning
marine park officials say they have a
permit for up to ten
thousand sculptures with the aim of
drawing enough tourists to be able to
close the reef for a time
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