Saturday, March 29, 2014

Drowned Slaves

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Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park is located off the island of Grenada in the West Indies. It sadly depicts the history of slavery and those slaves who were thrown overboard on their journey to the mainland.  The Sculpture park, which began construction in 2006 is situated on the sandy ocean floor in the barren Molinere Bay and it now acts as an aid to relieve pressure on natural reefs which have become popular among water sports enthusiasts, particularly in nearby Flamingo Bay which is the most visited snorkeling destination on the island.  There are over sixty-five concrete individual sculptures covering an area of over 800 square meters  and in total weigh around 15 tonnes in dry cement. 
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