UNDERWATER MUSEUM
IN THE BLACK SEA
G'day folks,
This might surprise you. Then again, if you are like me, nothing surprises you today.
Free entry and no queues, this
sounds like the ideal museum. However, this unique underwater museum is not an
easy place to visit. Located 100m off the shore of Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea,
visitors require at least a basic level of diving skills to take a trip.
Known as the “Alley of Leaders”, this original museum was
created by Vladimir Borumensky, a qualified diver from Donetsk, in 1992. After
the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Broumensky obtained a statue of
Lenin, unsure of what to do with this he placed the statue on Cape Tarkhankut,
much to the annoyance of the local residents.
The opposition that he received
from the other inhabitants led to him having to relocate the statue and he
decided to transfer it to the Black Sea, making this the first exhibit of
the museum.
Overtime Vladimir, along with other divers, has collected a
number of other statues of ex-Soviet leaders, including Stalin, Marx and
Voroshilov, to add to the collection. Currently there are over 50 exhibits
in the museum including a replica Eiffel Tower and Tower Bridge.
Clancy's comment: Amazing, eh? I would love one of those statues in my garden. However, the statue below IS one of many in my garden.
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