Amazing Underwater Cities Photos and Videos

The Pharaoh commissioned this intact Egyptian monument.Nectanebo I (378-362 BC) helped explorers find Thonis-Heracleion in 2000. The city thrived as the only Greek ship port into Egypt before Alexandria began in 331 B.C. It sank into the deep sea around the 8th century.

For centuries, people thought the ancient Indian city of Dwarka was just a myth. Hindu god Krishna built it, a fabled place with 70,000 lavish palaces. Dwarka was real. Divers found the city's ruins deep under the Arabian Sea in 2000.

Underwater Baiae, an Italian city, was once known for its baths and hot springs. The upper class saw it as a great spot for recreation.Julius Caesar and Emperor Nero both owned summer homes in that place.

Pirates like Blackbeard and Calico Jack used Port Royal as a base for treasure raids on ships in the Spanish main. A 1692 earthquake destroyed the city's foundations. Much of the city stays under Kingston Harbor today.

Imagine visiting a Greek city that is thousands of years old. It was during the time of the Iliad.IliadYou can visit. Currently, the city sits under about four meters of water.

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The ancient site of Atlit-Yam in Israel dates back 7,500-8,000 years. A tsunami, possibly from a volcano, may have ended it.

In 2001, sonar detected a huge underwater city near Cuba. Some think this sunken city is Atlantis. Others see it as just wild ideas.

The lost city of Canopus was found in 1933 and mentioned in literature as early as the 6th century BC. Ancient people called it a healing place for the gods Osiris and Serapis.

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An ancient Greek city held 40,000 people. The weak shoreline of Olous in Crete caused the city's downfall. It flooded and sank easily. Though only remnants exist now, divers see the city wall under low tides.

Since finding the Pyramid of Yonaguni off Japan in 1986, many theories exist. Some scientists see its staircases and links to South American temples as a coincidence. Others argue it is an ancient ruin with real meaning.

Interest in the underwater city of Shi Cheng sparked again in 2001.Lion City Recaptures China's Imagination in 2011Published an article with pictures and imagined drawings of what the city might look like.

Diver Examines a Sphinx Statuette in Alexandria

Indian legend tells stories of seven ancient temples. These temples were so stunning, they made the gods jealous. They supposedly caused a flood that sank all but the Shore Temple to the sea bottom. Later, the legendary Shore Temple joined its temple companions underwater.

The remains of the structure appeared after theDecember 2004 Tsunami exposed what many think are the remains of the ancient structure near Mahabalipuram, India.