Saturday 21 December 2013

Kizhi Pogost, Russia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/544

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.

Sender: zasranka, Sent on: 5 Dec, 2013, Received on: 19 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 14 days

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