Hide Caption 9 of 9"It's cultural, it's climatic, it's a completely different engagement with landscape and resources in Australia," she says. Hide Caption 4 of 9 9 photos: What lies beneath: Sunken church emerges from water Instead, the project was abandoned halfway through the building process. Hide Caption 1 of 9 9 photos: What lies beneath: Sunken church emerges from water The church was built by monks who were headed by Bartolome de la Casas, a Dominican Friar. (CNN) Venice isn't known for its lack of water, but on Thursday there will be even more available to visitors at the city's famed architecture biennale -- the most important architectural event on the calendar. Hide Caption 5 of 9 9 photos: What lies beneath: Sunken church emerges from water The area was then flooded in 1966 when a dam for the nearby Nezahualcoyotl reservoir was built.

Source: CNN May 25, 2016 19:44 UTC