One of the main attractions of Stockholm is the Vasa museum. It is to commemorate a ship which sunk about a mile into her maiden voyage. Basically, once a wind struck, she sank. However, the water was polluted enough that all the critters which typically eat away the ship were not able to survive. So the ship remained mostly intact underwater for 333 years. Once we had the technology, it was carefully excavated and is in quite good condition.
The museum was quite the place. It really is like traveling back in time -- you could see a ship that sailed over 300 years ago!
Pictures:
Top -- a model of the interior of the ship
Middle -- a model of the exterior of the ship
Bottom -- the actual ship
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