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After three years of design and engineering, The Neptune Memorial Reef has become a reality off the coast of Miami, Florida, just 3.2 miles east of Key Biscayne. In its final state, the re-creation of the legendary Lost City, will be the largest man-made reef in the world, using 10,000 cubic yards of cement and covering over 600,000 square feet of ocean floor.
The Neptune Memorial Reef will become:
- A memorial garden for the cremated remains of our dearly departed.
- The world's largest and most enchanting man-made reef.
- An environmental and ecological masterpiece.
- A world-class destination for divers and explorers.
- A place for commemorating mankind's accomplishments.
With the help of time and nature, this underwater memorial city become a living reef of colorful marine life, coral growth and fish habitat holding secure the remembrances of your own wishes or the dearly departed for all time. You or your family will be able to commemorate loved ones be they living or departed, celebrate occasions or pay your tributes that will be secure in the one of a kind structure that is the Neptune Memorial Reef.
The reef will be a benefit to the local marine ecology. Over the years, living coral will thrive and a whole new ecosystem will evolve.
As the reef becomes a "living city", it will act as a catalyst for marine life to converge and thrive. The intricate concrete and bronze structures are designed to invite countless species of marine life into the city. In creating this special habitat, Neptune Memorial Reef will become a large and active marine research site, and its massive size will act as an undersea breakwater and reduce erosion from the ocean's floor. The Neptune Memorial Reef raises the standard for man-made reef design and function.
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