Saturday 7 November 2009

544 RU - Kizhi Pogost (1990)

Brief Description
"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."

基日岛的木结构教堂
"基日乡村教堂坐落在位于卡累利阿的奥涅加湖中的一个小岛上。那里还有两座18世纪的木结构教堂,以及一座建于1862年的木制八韵角钟楼。这些非同寻常的建筑,不仅和周围的景观极其协调,其木工工艺的科学性也展现出了梦幻般的视觉效果,并使这一古代教区得以永存。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/544


Courtesy of z_lera from Russia

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