Rapture

Rapture is a undersea city created by Andrew Ryan that was built to a sort of escape from the political, social, and religious anxiety of the day.

Location
Rapture was built in the mid-Atlantic in 1946, and sits on the bottom of the ocean.

Rapture's Goal
The goal official of Rapture was to create a society that was without God and government. The idea was to have science be the guiding light for the inhabitants. However, it appears that Ryan had his own idea for Rapture. So far, it seems as if he tried to control the inhabitants and use them for his own end.

Early Look of Rapture
Before Ryan created Rapture, he had developers in his company, Ryan Industries, draw up plans for how Rapture would be built. These are some of those concept drawings.

Transportation
To get to Rapture, you must first go to the small island on which a lighthouse/office building stands. You then must proceed to a pod=bay for transportation to the city. Transportation is conducted by a pod that carries occupants from the surface to a station located in central Rapture.

Science
One of the major achievements of Rapture and its inhabitants was the creation of Plasmids.

Final Days
Sometime around New Years Eve in 1959, it appears as if a massive protest broke. This marked the end of Rapture as a functioning society.