See Breathtaking Ice Church Built on Mountain

Have you ever seen a church made entirely from ice? Now you have a unique chance to visit one at Balea Lac resort in the Fagaras mountains, Romania.

A priest seen praying inside the Ice Church at the Balea Lac resort

The Ice Church is located at the Balea Lac resort in the Fagaras mountains. It was built after water from Balea Lake was frozen and the ice had been blessed by priests. The cathedral was cut by a chainsaw and cemented together with water and snow. It is six metres tall, 14 metres long and seven metres wide.

The Ice Church is located at 2,000m above sea level in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania

Skiers visit the Ice Church at Balea Lac resort in Transylvania, Romania

After a service attended by more than a dozen worshippers Michael Regen, a priest from the Evangelical Church, said, “We are submerged in water now, surrounded by water. Let this be a place for us to pray, let this be a place where people come with pleasure.”

A Romanian priest sprinkles believers with holy water inside a church built entirely from ice blocks

Romanian priest approaches a church for a blessing religious service

The unusual church is considered to be a place for religious tolerance. Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant clerics have already held a service there this week. Ioan Crisan, an Eastern Rite Catholic priest, said,“For a few moments, people forget what they left down in the valley: the fights, the misunderstandings, the contradictory arguments.”

A church made entirely from ice is seen during the night