The online community has recently been “crazy” about the “2000 year old” temple located on the bottom of the sea in Bali without the slightest idea that this sanctuary has a completely different purpose.

Photos taken of a temple in the ocean on Bali beach have made many netizens excited and widely shared online. However, not many people know that even though these are 100% real images, their origin will surprise you.

Some vivid images of the “2000 year old” temple (Photo: Internet)

In fact, this is not an ancient relic buried in the ocean, but a project belonging to an environmental conservation program in Indonesia.

The project includes 10 statues and a pagoda funded and built at a depth of 29m by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) and is so similar that many foreign television stations and newspapers are “feverish”. ” up and mistakenly thought it was an archaeological relic that had just been discovered.

It is known that in 2006, the second phase of the project was started at a depth of 15m for less experienced scuba divers.

Snorkeling tourists can comfortably admire the exquisite statues under the sea. (Photo: Internet)

The work was done very meticulously and looks exactly like a relic from 2000 years ago. (Photo: Internet)