A drowned civilization, a tale of a city lost beneath the choppy waves. This is the stuff of myth and legends… but wait! Have divers found what could possibly be the Atlantis of the East? <\/p>\n
Off the coast of Bali, 100 feet beneath the sea level, divers have discovered what appears to be the ruins of an exotic lost temple.<\/p>\n
The statues of gods stand silently still, guarding the temple gateway as the currents drift overhead. A bed of corals have lent themselves to decorating this underwater garden. The silent pulse of the water and the mystical statues hint at an exciting discovery indeed.<\/p>\n
What is this place? Is it really a city lost beneath the waves?<\/p>\n
Well, this is actually the site of the Underwater Temple Garden<\/strong>, which was purposely ‘sunk’ in 2005 by British diver Paul Turley to entertain the customers of his diving school in Pemuteran and also as a spot for marine conservation. Local fishermen help to maintain the corals nearby.<\/p>\n A lost civilization it may not be, but it still makes for an excellent diving spot which you can visit whilst you’re in Bali<\/a>.\u00a0 With a little imagination, it is not hard to feel like you’re diving a real sunken city.<\/p>\n And who knows, there might just be a real lost treasure nearby to discover…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"