Monday, April 22, 2013

Kizhi Pogost



The pogost of Kizhi (i.e. the Kizhi enclosure) is located on one of the many islands in Lake Onega, in Karelia. Two 18th-century wooden churches, and an octagonal clock tower, also in wood and built in 1862, can be seen there. These unusual constructions, in which carpenters created a bold visionary architecture, perpetuate an ancient model of parish space and are in harmony with the surrounding landscape.

Karelian Autonomous S.S.R., Medvezhjegorskij Region
N62 4 17 E35 13 39
Date of Inscription: 1990
Criteria: (i)(iv)(v)
Ref: 544

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