Sunday, August 11, 2019

Top 5 Cities Underwater

Some cities of ancient people, now some of them have become the house of fish and any life in the sea. Those cities are popular for tourists around the world to visit. 
 There are " Famous 5 cities underwater in the world" 

1. Yonaguni Monument (Japan)
Discovered in 1986, the Yonaguni Monument is a massive underwater rock structure in Japan. The Yonaguni Monument, also known as "Yonaguni Submarine Ruins", is a submerged rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, the southernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, in Japan. The debate still rages about whether the site is natural or man-made. And the researcher has no idea why this city sinks under the sea yet.


2. Baiae (Italy) 
Baiae was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples, and now in the comune of Bacoli. Baiae was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples, and now in the comune of Bacoli. This city was discovered to have homes, tombs, roads, courtyards, and temples all arranged in a well-planned urban center. 
Almost all visitors praise it and they are not allowed to take anything in this city when they come back.


3. Cleopatra Palace (Egypt) 
Cleopatra's palace is the most wonderful place in the world. That was 1400 years ago in Egypt, there was a terrible earthquake and a huge tsunami that hit the coast of the great city of Alexandria. 

This city was found in 1990 with an ancient ship, jewelry, and the shrine. Today we dive where Antirohodos Island once was, taking you on a journey to see and enjoy what’s left of Cleopatra’s sunken palace under the sea of Alexandria from 5-8 meter.


4. Pavlopetri (Greece)
The city of Pavlopetri, underwater off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece, is about 5,000 years old, making it one of the oldest submerged lost cities, as well as the oldest in the Mediterranean sea. This city was found in 1968. Due to the lack of accurate documentation, it was estimated this city sank to the water at c.1000 BCE. This city sank under the sea just 3-4m meters.


5. Lion City (China) 
The Lion City was sunk underwater at Zhejiang Province in China This area was becoming a River when the Chinese government undertook a project to build a hydroelectric power station in 1959. 290,000 people were relocated and 1300 villages plus 2 ancient cities flooded, by building a dam and slowly filling it with water. And this was forgotten for more than 50 years, then it just found again in 2001. 

The birth of the Lion City dates back to the Tang Dynasty and it is believed to have been constructed around 621 AD. The structures which were built during this period, including traditional Chinese statues, have mostly been beautifully preserved as a result of the water it sits in.

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