A unique underwater museum, the first on the European continent, recently opened in the popular resort town of Side (Antalya Province, Türkiye).
The museum's 110 sculptures are housed at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea at depths from 9 to 25 meters. All sculptures are divided into five thematic compositions, including myths of Ancient Hellas, the struggle for independence, prophets and oracles, etc.
The museum's organizers particularly emphasized that all sculptures are made exclusively from environmentally friendly materials and do not release any substances into the water that could harm flora and Fauna of the Mediterranean.
One of the authors of the project, the head of the Antalya Maritime Chamber of Commerce, Inanc Kendiroglu, told journalists that the museum is waiting for both professional divers and amateur divers to visit. Mr. Kendiroglu believes that in a year or two underwater museum Side will be able to receive up to half a million tourists annually. As an example, the official cited a similar museum in Mexico, which has already been visited by more than 4 million tourists.
