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The Most Haunting Images of Churches in the World Drowned in Manmade Lakes
WRN Editorial Staff
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Nov 28, 2015
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The remains of decaying churches and temples were captured in these haunting photographs.
Church of Lake Reschen, Italy
By Sander van der Wel from Netherlands (Lago di Resia (Reschensee)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The 14th Century bell tower is all that’s visible today.
Church in Potosi, Venezuela
Juan Tello is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Damming of the river once had this church nearly submerged.
Church of St. Nicholas in Mavrovo, Macedonia
By Alex Iva (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
This church stood 153 years since being built in 1850, until an artificial lake was created.
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