The Most Haunting Images of Churches in the World Drowned in Manmade Lakes
- By WRN Editorial Staff --
- 28 Nov 2015 --
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](http://www.worldreligionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Lago_di_Resia_Reschensee_14990159251.jpg)
The 14th Century bell tower is all that’s visible today.
Church in Potosi, Venezuela

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](http://www.worldreligionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Submerged_church_of_St._Nicholas_Mavrovo.jpg)
This church stood 153 years since being built in 1850, until an artificial lake was created.
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