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The sculptures in the park have become popular among water sports enthusiasts, particularly in nearby Flamingo Bay, which is the most visited snorkeling destination on the island. [3] In the park, over sixty-five concrete individual sculptures cover an area of over 800 square meters [ 4 ] and in total weigh around 15 tonnes in dry cement.
Having done research looking for an experienced underwater sculptor, Dr. González Cano came across Jason deCaires Taylor, who had been pioneering the use of underwater sculptures for the creation of artificial reefs on a project in Grenada that demonstrated the value of art in conservation, the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park. He was a ...
Jason deCaires Taylor (born 12 August 1974 in Dover) [1] is a British sculptor and creator of the world's first underwater sculpture park – the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park [2] – and underwater museum – Cancún Underwater Museum (MUSA). [3]
The heart of the park is the San Pedro, a submerged shipwreck from a 1733 Spanish flotilla, around which visitors can dive and snorkel. The San Pedro, a 287-ton Dutch-built vessel, and 21 other Spanish ships under the command of Rodrigo de Torres left Havana, Cuba, on Friday, July 13, 1733, bound for Spain.
The reefs may be viewed from glass-bottom boats, snorkeling, and scuba diving above the coral formations. [4] Other activities available in the park are canoeing, kayaking, fishing, hiking, swimming and wildlife viewing. The park offers tropical hammocks and a picnic area with available grills. [4] Full-facility and youth/group campgrounds are ...
The boundaries of the park changed in 1972, so the statue is now in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, just outside of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. The statue is 9 feet (2.7 m) tall and weighs around 1,102 pounds (500 kg), and the concrete base to which it is attached weighs approximately 42,000 pounds (19,100 kg).
The third addition, the sculpture park, is an effort to humanize the experience of the enslaved person living on a plantation. The centerpiece of the park will be a 100-by-40 feet monument to ...
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