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ANTALYA, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: The replicas of ancient artifacts of Lycian civilization will be exhibited in the Lycia-Kas Underwater Art Park in Turkey’s resort city of Antalya’s Kas district. A total of 658 lost and smuggled Lycian artifacts, which will be opened to the visitors in the underwater art park, were carefully landed on water by divers. Among the works to be exhibited underwater, are the ancient columns of Patara Street, Poseidon and Horses, the Chimera and the Legend of Bellerophon, and the Nereid Monument of the Ancient City of Xanthos. As part of the project carried out since 2016 in coordination with Kas Municipality, the District Governorship, West Mediterranean Development Agency and Chamber of Shipping, the replicas of historical artifacts, which were determined as a result of scientific research, were made from water-resistant materials. Moreover, underwater photographer Sukru Gursoy dived 25 times and stayed under the water for over 30 hours to photograph the moments while the replicas of the artifacts were being placed in water. While the divers from the diving schools in the district, were placing the Lycia’s lost artifacts in water, District governor Saban Arda Yazici and Mayor Mutlu Ulutas donned their diving suits to accompany them. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Kas Governor Yazici said that the works were selected from the lost heritage of Lycia smuggled from the region and during the making process of the replicas, Lycian mythology was also utilized by using scientific methods. Stating that the project gives huge importance to the aquatic ecosystem, Yazici said that the opinions of scientists who are experts in the subject were taken into account so the artifacts were made from materials that do not cause pollution for sea creatures. (Footage by Talip Demirci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)