Rosary Church | |
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Shettihalli Rosary Church | |
12°52′11″N 76°01′05″E / 12.8697160°N 76.0181845°E | |
Location | Shettihalli, Karnataka |
Country | India |
History | |
Founded | 1860s |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Gothic Architecture |
Shettihalli Church (referred to as Sathalli in colonial documents) is located 2km from Shettihalli, Hassan, in Karnataka. Built in the 1860s by the French missionaries in India, the church is a magnificent structure of Gothic Architecture.[1] After the construction of the Hemavati Dam and Reservoir in 1960 the church was Submerged under water due to the dam[2] It has since then become a famous tourist spot where people flock to see the half submerged church during monsoon. It is also known as The Submerged Church or The Floating Church.[2]