St. Ivan Rilski Church

The St. Ivan Rilski Church is the only remaining evidence of the community of Zapalnya, Bulgaria, where residents lived until they were forced to leave their homes to make way for a dam built by the Communist regime. Named after the patron saint of Bulgaria, the crumbling stone structure now cuts a ghostly figure in a few feet of water at the Zhrebchevo reservoir, near the town of Tvardica.

Thanks so much Lora!
Date: Sept 6