Originally named the Atlantis Memorial Reef, the lost city is part of a Neptune Society sponsored underwater cemetery which also acts as an artificial reef. Located about 3 miles off the coast of Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida, the cemetery was designed by Florida artist Kim Brandell. It opened in 2007 and the first of several construction phases has been completed. The final city will cover 16 acres of the seabed.
Cremated remains are cast into concrete memorials and placed within the city, where divers can explore or visit with loved ones. Shipwreck diver Bert Kilbride, once listed as the oldest living scuba diver in the Guinness World Records, is interred in a place of honor at the top of one of the entry columns at the Reef gate. Most of the architecture is concrete with bronze and steel accents. Intentionally designed to create a marine environment for fish and coral, it is now a submerged necropolis.
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