"15th January 2016"

#1026524

29 January 2016

A drone view of submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski" under heavy snow cover, near the town of Tvardica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, January, 29, 2016. Last year for the first time in many years, until recently submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski", came to surface when the dam Zhrebchevo almost dry, The Church of St. Ivan Rilski was once part of a village of Zapalnya, settled around 15th century but during the Zhrebchevo dam construction in year 1965 the whole area and village have been submerging. On the bottom of the dam were flooded all the houses, the school, community center and all the beautiful rose fields. Its inhabitants managed the - most of the best plantations of rose oil in the country. There were more than 120 rose oil distillation installations. The only thing left as evidence of the settlement are the ruins of this church, built over the ruins of another church from IV-IX century and the graveyard on the top of the hill behind. In the front of the graveyard, faced at the dam, residents rised up a plaque of their village, says: "Village of Zapalnya, Settled at XV century, force moved 1962 year". Lately the area of Zhrebchevo dam become one of most popular tourist attraction in the area. Sometimes when the waters cover the church over it becames and attraction for the scuba divers and it is often visited by canoe clubs not only from Bulgaria, but many other. Photo by: Petar Petrov /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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#1026527

29 January 2016

A drone view of submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski" under heavy snow cover, near the town of Tvardica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, January, 29, 2016. Last year for the first time in many years, until recently submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski", came to surface when the dam Zhrebchevo almost dry, The Church of St. Ivan Rilski was once part of a village of Zapalnya, settled around 15th century but during the Zhrebchevo dam construction in year 1965 the whole area and village have been submerging. On the bottom of the dam were flooded all the houses, the school, community center and all the beautiful rose fields. Its inhabitants managed the - most of the best plantations of rose oil in the country. There were more than 120 rose oil distillation installations. The only thing left as evidence of the settlement are the ruins of this church, built over the ruins of another church from IV-IX century and the graveyard on the top of the hill behind. In the front of the graveyard, faced at the dam, residents rised up a plaque of their village, says: "Village of Zapalnya, Settled at XV century, force moved 1962 year". Lately the area of Zhrebchevo dam become one of most popular tourist attraction in the area. Sometimes when the waters cover the church over it becames and attraction for the scuba divers and it is often visited by canoe clubs not only from Bulgaria, but many other. Photo by: Petar Petrov /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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#1026528

29 January 2016

A drone view of submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski" under heavy snow cover, near the town of Tvardica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, January, 29, 2016. Last year for the first time in many years, until recently submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski", came to surface when the dam Zhrebchevo almost dry, The Church of St. Ivan Rilski was once part of a village of Zapalnya, settled around 15th century but during the Zhrebchevo dam construction in year 1965 the whole area and village have been submerging. On the bottom of the dam were flooded all the houses, the school, community center and all the beautiful rose fields. Its inhabitants managed the - most of the best plantations of rose oil in the country. There were more than 120 rose oil distillation installations. The only thing left as evidence of the settlement are the ruins of this church, built over the ruins of another church from IV-IX century and the graveyard on the top of the hill behind. In the front of the graveyard, faced at the dam, residents rised up a plaque of their village, says: "Village of Zapalnya, Settled at XV century, force moved 1962 year". Lately the area of Zhrebchevo dam become one of most popular tourist attraction in the area. Sometimes when the waters cover the church over it becames and attraction for the scuba divers and it is often visited by canoe clubs not only from Bulgaria, but many other. Photo by: Petar Petrov /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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#1026530

29 January 2016

A drone view of submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski" under heavy snow cover, near the town of Tvardica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, January, 29, 2016. Last year for the first time in many years, until recently submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski", came to surface when the dam Zhrebchevo almost dry, The Church of St. Ivan Rilski was once part of a village of Zapalnya, settled around 15th century but during the Zhrebchevo dam construction in year 1965 the whole area and village have been submerging. On the bottom of the dam were flooded all the houses, the school, community center and all the beautiful rose fields. Its inhabitants managed the - most of the best plantations of rose oil in the country. There were more than 120 rose oil distillation installations. The only thing left as evidence of the settlement are the ruins of this church, built over the ruins of another church from IV-IX century and the graveyard on the top of the hill behind. In the front of the graveyard, faced at the dam, residents rised up a plaque of their village, says: "Village of Zapalnya, Settled at XV century, force moved 1962 year". Lately the area of Zhrebchevo dam become one of most popular tourist attraction in the area. Sometimes when the waters cover the church over it becames and attraction for the scuba divers and it is often visited by canoe clubs not only from Bulgaria, but many other. Photo by: Petar Petrov /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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#1026531

29 January 2016

A drone view of submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski" under heavy snow cover, near the town of Tvardica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, January, 29, 2016. Last year for the first time in many years, until recently submerged church "St. Ivan Rilski", came to surface when the dam Zhrebchevo almost dry, The Church of St. Ivan Rilski was once part of a village of Zapalnya, settled around 15th century but during the Zhrebchevo dam construction in year 1965 the whole area and village have been submerging. On the bottom of the dam were flooded all the houses, the school, community center and all the beautiful rose fields. Its inhabitants managed the - most of the best plantations of rose oil in the country. There were more than 120 rose oil distillation installations. The only thing left as evidence of the settlement are the ruins of this church, built over the ruins of another church from IV-IX century and the graveyard on the top of the hill behind. In the front of the graveyard, faced at the dam, residents rised up a plaque of their village, says: "Village of Zapalnya, Settled at XV century, force moved 1962 year". Lately the area of Zhrebchevo dam become one of most popular tourist attraction in the area. Sometimes when the waters cover the church over it becames and attraction for the scuba divers and it is often visited by canoe clubs not only from Bulgaria, but many other. Photo by: Petar Petrov /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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#1016208

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: 6 OVIDIJUS VARANAUSKAS

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#1016209

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: FERRERO

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#1016210

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Milan Macvan

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#1016211

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: FERRERO

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#1016212

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Jasmin Repesa

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#1016215

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Krunoslav Simon

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#1016216

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Krunoslav Simon

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#1016218

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Charles Jenkins

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#1016219

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Milan Macvan

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#1016220

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Krunoslav Simon

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#1016222

24 January 2016

Serie A Basket 15th day basketball match between Openjobmetis Varese and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in Varese, Italy, on 24 January 2016. Milano won 86 to 65. In photo: Krunoslav Simon

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