The police destroyed the unique underwater sculpture in the Maldives (photos)
The Museum attracted many tourists.
Upstairs
The government of the Maldives has ruined the unique underwater sculpture created by British artist Jason Taylor.
It clarifies the TV channel “al Jazeera”, the statues eliminated the local police. They were considered contrary to Islam. The incident occurred immediately after the speech of the President of the Republic of Maldives Abdullah Yamin on the eve of new presidential elections. He said “the conspiracy of the opposition supported by the West.”
During the download an error has occurred.
The statues were part of the Museum “Corollarium”, which opened this summer near the hotel “Fairmont”. This is the only Museum in the world, half submerged in the water. It is located on the coral island and designed to attract public attention to the problem of preserving reefs and marine diversity.
View this post on Instagram
During the download an error has occurred.
“I was very shocked and heartbroken to find out that my sculpture “Corollarium” destroyed by the Maldivian authorities, despite continued consultations and dialogue,” wrote the sculptor on his page in the social network.
View this post on Instagram
During the download an error has occurred.
Taylor is the author of many subsea installations, including the Creator of the underwater sculpture Park in the Gulf Molinier in the Caribbean sea, underwater, figures in the UK, Crete, Mexico, Spain and other places. “Corollarium” attracted many tourists, diving and snorkeling.
Last Sunday’s presidential election won by the candidate of the opposition Maldivian Ibrahim Mohamed Salih.
See also:
- Looks like the old cemetery of cars (photos)
- The treasure of Hitler, found at the bottom of the lake in Austria
- Two women arrested for a bizarre ritual in the Museum