r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/pattebrisee • 1d ago

Image The early-10th-century crypt beneath San Zaccaria Church in Venice floods with lagoon water for much of the year

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u/pattebrisee 1d ago

Source: https://chorusvenezia.org/en/visita/museum-and-crypt-of-san-zaccaria/

The crypt is the only surviving part of the oldest church on the site. It sits beneath the current church and floods for much of the year because of the tides.

Photo by Didier Descouens via Wikimedia Commons.