Kizhi Pogost

Kizhi Pogost
Kizhi Pogost
Russia
Date inscribed: 1990| Inscribed criteria: (i)(iv)(v)
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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.

Source: NFUAJ