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Underwater Archaeological Museum
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A one of a kind underwater archaeological museum in Alexandria, Egypt is destined to revive tourism activities in the region. The project allows visitors to see “sunken treasures” hidden from the public for over 1,400 years at the bottom of the ocean. The idea of the museum first appeared about 20 years ago with UNESCO getting involved to define the cultural meaning of the project. In 2006 roundtables of stakeholders were organized to discuss the economic aspect of the museum, and two years later Jacques Rougerie got involved in the project as a leading architect with his concept of a building on the shores of the Eastern Harbor of Abukir Bay with a submerged structure in the water. Fiberglass tunnels give visitors access to the sea floor to admire more than 2,500 underwater relics. Four tall edifices shaped like the sails of a felucca - the traditional Egyptian wooden sailboat allow seeing the artifacts (including what possibly is Cleopatra VII’s palace) in their original locations. The construction was estimated to take about two years, but everything was put on hold in 2011 because of the Revolution in the country and political upheaval that followed.
Fortunately, as the situation gets back to normal slowly but gradually, the talks have recently resumed by the initiative of Egypt’s new minister of antiquities Khaled al-Nani, determined to make Egypt one of the most popular tourist destinations again while opening it to innovations and new architectural styles.
Fortunately, as the situation gets back to normal slowly but gradually, the talks have recently resumed by the initiative of Egypt’s new minister of antiquities Khaled al-Nani, determined to make Egypt one of the most popular tourist destinations again while opening it to innovations and new architectural styles.
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