Haunting Images Of Submerged Churches

These images of churches in Europe, Asia and South America that were submerged to make way for dams and reservoirs are beautiful and haunting. The sites attract tourists who want the see the once magnificent buildings, some of them dating back to the Middle Ages, before they are gone forever.

The Church of Krokhino, in the former village of Vologda Oblast, Russia, was built
in the 15th century, but was flooded after the construction of a hydroelectric plant

Holy Rosary Church at Karnataka, India, emerges and sinks beneath the waters every
year since the construction of a dam in the area in 1960

Holy Rosary Church at Karnataka, India, emerges and sinks beneath the waters every
year since the construction of a dam in the area in 1960

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