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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
![Juan Tello is licensed under CC BY 2.0](http://www.worldreligionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2937692939_c323035788_z.jpg)
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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