Grand Staircase of the RMS Titanic the "Olympic", whose B-Deck aft foyer was much smaller because of additional cabins and storage rooms. There was no reception area on the "Olympic" until the 1913 refit, which expanded the restaurant and added a reception area in emulation of "Titanic". On "Titanic" two additional en-suite staterooms were installed off of the A-Deck aft staircase, decreasing the size of the surrounding foyer in comparison to "Olympic". When Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of the "Titanic" in 1985, he found only a gaping well in the place that the Staircase had once occupied. The deck house that once formed the Boat
UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage Sea. Under the orders of King Gustavus II Adolphus, the immense vessel was built to support Swedish military campaigns during the Thirty Years' War, yet was toppled by swift winds at sea. The Vasa remained peacefully underwater until a team of archaeologists raised the wreck in 1961. Fortunately, the wreck and all of its belongings were salvaged, despite its lengthily time spent on the ocean floor. Today, the Swedish "Vasa" museum in Stockholm is an emblem of cultural heritage, dedicated to educating public citizens worldwide. In 1985, two scientists discovered the "RMS" Titanic in the northern waters of the Atlantic