Cities underwater | Digest Architectural

Have you ever wondered what secrets the ocean hides under its deep waters? Throughout history, Some cities underwater have survived to its sinking caused by natural disasters, climatic changes or human decisions. Some of the destinations are already precisely underwater and others are underwater paradises offer a unique look at lost civilizations and forgotten cultures. Prepare for a trip full of mystery and amazement, where every dive in history reveals a hidden chapter under the surface.

Thonis-Heracleion

Egypt

The arrival of Alexander the Great to Egypt was a guideline to begin the Hellenistic period, when the cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Alexandria were founded. In the port of Heracleion, all ships crossed there to enter Egyptian territoryboost trade and download merchandise.

Because of earthquakes and tsunamis, it was sunk underwater for more than 1600 years that meant their oblivion in the Mediterranean seas. In 1998 it was discovered in the city of Alexandria for a team of Marine archaeologists of the IEASM, they concluded that it is 30 meters deep. Among the remains are jewelry, gold objects, colossal of pharaohs, around 70 ships and a cemetery of Greek settlers. Among many things, a wake was found buried, which seems to have been the heart of Thonis-Heracleion in perfect condition.

Shi Cheng

China

Located in the province of Zhejiang, the metropolis with an age of almost more than 700 years and covered 42 meters below the water, It maintains the architecture of its temples and ornaments in intact conditions.

The city of Shi Cheng, or also known as «The Conduct of the Lion», was directed by the Ming and Qing dynasty from the middle of the fourteenth century to the early twentieth century. It was flooded in 1959 by man's hand. Construction for some centuries of the dam Xin'anhe was responsible for the loss under the water of this citycreated to feed a hydroelectric plant but resulted in the sinking of the city.