What is a Bathysphere?

An underwater city is a building community that can be built, lived, and developed under water. In a broad sense, there are two types of underwater cities: the first is a "passive" underwater city, or the ancient urban underwater ruins, that is, due to geological changes, the ancient cities were not underwater. Among them, Some have been discovered and are well known. The other is the human society in the water that modern people take the initiative to establish in the process of water exploration in order to pursue adventure or real needs. After all, 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, and there is enough space and resources available in the water. In a narrow sense, only an underwater building community that can support the survival and development of modern humans is a true underwater city. So far, such architectural communities have only existed in human fantasy.

Underwater city

Prepared underwater city

"Poseidon" underwater resort

"Undersea Biosphere 2"

Imagine a city that is completely self-sufficient and can go anywhere as needed-from floating on the sea to diving into the sea. "seabed

"The Underwater City of Bioshock"

It did not exist in the past, and it will not become a reality in the future. As one of the most amazing underwater cities in history, this idea is actually derived from the classic video game Bioshock 2, a submarine city completely sunk near Iceland. It was originally used as a utopian sanctuary for people around the world after the end of World War II, but later became a victim of internal unrest. The abandoned "underwater lost city" is exactly where players try to explore.

"Cthulhu's Home-Laleille"

Long before the concept of other underwater cities and buildings on this list was proposed, the "Lalaiye" by Lovecliff, one of the three horror novelists in the United States, is the most impressive after Atlantis. Underwater metropolis of interest. The painter John Coolhart gave Lalaiye a terrible power in this incredible work of art, reminding us that life under the sea is not as good as some people say.