The photo above shows people walking on the frozen Lake Reschen reservoir toward the former church tower of Graun in northern Italy. The photo below shows the same tower in the summer.
The ancient towns of Graun and Reschen, located high in the Alps near the Italian-Swiss border, had been occupied since Roman times.
In 1939, the local power company begin planning a dam that would give the area much needed seasonal electricity.
The dam, however, would create an artificial lake that would unify two natural lakes and completely submerge the towns Graun and Reschen and the valley between them.
Despite fierce resistance on from the villagers, the plan eventually passed and the ancient towns were submerged in 1950.
In the winter with the lake frozen over, people can walk out to the bell tower of the church in the town drowned for the last 60 years.
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