wet and old churches

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ST. NICOLAS, CYPRUS
The church, located in the abandoned Alassa village, goes underwater when the Kouris Dam fills up.

 

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FLOODED CHURCH IN GEAMANA VILLAGE, ROMANIA
Geamana village in Romania was like any other village in the country until 1978, when it was converted into a toxic wasteland, generated from copper mining in the Apuseni mountains close by. The village was evacuated to make way for sludge that now covers, among other buildings, a church.

 

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ST. NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL, KALYAZIN, RUSSIA
The bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral in the small Russian town of Kalyazin was flooded when the Uglich reservoir was built on the River Volga. At 244 feet (74.5 meters), it is the only over-ground part of the Monastery of St. Nicholas.

 

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THE CHURCH OF SANT ROMA DE SAU, CATALONIA, SPAIN
The church and the village of Sant Roma de Sau went underwater after the Sau reservoir was created in 1962. The ruins of the church along with the rest of the town can be seen during drought when the water level recedes.

 

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BELL TOWER OF THE RESCHENSEE (RESIA), ITALY
Located in the village of Graun, the bell tower of a 14th century church drowned in lake Reschen (or Lago di Resia), an artificial lake in South Tyrol. The lake freezes during winters, allowing visitors to walk to the tower.

 

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ST. IVAN RILSKI CHURCH, BULGARIA
Ivan Rislski Church was swallowed by an artificial lake in 1965, when the government decided to build a dam in the Zapalnya region. The ruins and reservoir are now a popular tourist destination.

 

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NATIVITY CHURCH, KROKHINO, RUSSIA
In 1964, the water level in the Sheksna River was artificially raised during the construction of Volga-Baltic Canal. The village of Krokhino, on the river bank, was submerged, leaving only the Nativity Church out of water.