13. The Coraliarium
Estimated Current Value: $50 million* Year Lost: N/A Year Found: 2018
The vast underwater artwork known as Coralarium gives the impression that the seafloor is something entirely different. This $50 million building was designed and built by artist Jason de Caires Taylor on a secluded lagoon with blue waters in the Maldives.
The Coraliarium on Pinterest (@rellz61)
Strange hybrid coral structures and sculptures of a wide variety of people could be seen in the seas of the Indian Ocean. The purpose of the Coralarium is to provide sea life with an opportunity to explore a new habitat by imitating the adjacent coral reef. Sadly, the Maldives government ordered the Coralarium to be destroyed in 2018—just a few months after Taylor started his project—because it was thought to pose a threat to “the peace and interests” of the Maldives.
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