A haunting underwater church. Germany: IMAGES REVEAL an incredible underwater village that sits at the bottom of a Bavarian lake. One image shows an u
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A haunting underwater church. Germany: IMAGES REVEAL an incredible underwater village that sits at the bottom of a Bavarian lake. One image shows an underwater church, seaweed tangled around the cross as the dilapidated tower stands almost destroyed in the misted background. Fifteen meters under the surface of Ilsesee Lake is an incredible hidden village. The buildings, including a church with an iconic looking spire was constructed to increase the health of the lake, a former quarry that had been flooded to create a diver?s underwater playground, with the structures designed to encourage the growth of algae and freshwater sponges, and saturating the building in vibrant green colours. This makes it one of the cleanest lakes in Germany. Ilsesee lake in Augsburg, Bavaria is divided into two sections, one is only open to certified divers and the other is for the underwater village. Divers are only permitted into the village if they have undertaken an ecology course about the lake, as well as have undergone thorough checks by the staff at the dive base. The focus of the village is to increase the health of the lake and spread knowledge about freshwater biology. Divers are not allowed to touch the bottom of the lake as contact could affect the microorganisms and distribution of organic waste. These images were taken by photographer, instructor, and diver Matej Miskovic (38) from Krailling, Germany using a Sony RX100 VA camera. ?As an active diver, you have connections and hear about many places which are worth a visit. These buildings are rarely seen in pictures because the access is restricted by the dive base, ? said Matt. ?After entering the lake at the dive base you have to swim about half an hour to the east with a compass, you come across great vegetation and see a lot of fish like Perches, Pikes and Carps, and also the underwater landscape is very fascinating with small mountains in a depth of round about eight meters. ?The hard thing is to get the whole church and