1424 PL/UA - Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine (2013)

Brief Description

"Situated in the eastern fringe of eastern Europe, the transnational property numbers a selection of 16 tserkvas, churches, built of horizontal wooden logs between the 16th and 19th centuries by communities of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic faiths. They represent the cultural expression of four ethnographic groups and the formal, decorative and technical characteristics they developed over time. The tserkvas bear testimony to a distinct building tradition rooted in Orthodox ecclesiastic design interwoven with elements of local tradition, and symbolic references to their communities’ cosmogony. The tserkvas are built on a tri-partite plan surmounted by open quadrilateral or octagonal domes and cupolas. They feature wooden bell towers, iconostasis screens, and interior polychrome decorations as well as churchyards, gatehouses and graveyards."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1424

PL-1424-001     Brunary Wyżne-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel
PL-1424-002     Chotyniec-Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
UA-1424-003     Drohobych-Tserkva of Saint George
PL-1424-004     Kwiatoń-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva
UA-1424-005     Matkiv-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary
UA-1424-006     Nyzhniy Verbizh-Tserkva of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
PL-1424-007     Owczary-Tserkva of Our Lady’s Protection
UA-1424-008     Potelych-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit
PL-1424-009     Powroźnik-Tserkva of Saint James the Less, the Apostle
PL-1424-010     Radruż-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva
UA-1424-011     Rohatyn-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit
PL-1424-012     Smolnik-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel
PL-1424-013     Turzańsk-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel
UA-1424-014     Uzhok-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael
UA-1424-015     Yasynia-Tserkva of Our Lord’s Ascension
UA-1424-016     Zhovkva-Tserkva of the Holy Trinity

Courtesy of Martuchaa from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-001     Brunary Wyżne-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel

 

 

Courtesy of BlueHydrangea from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-002     Chotyniec-Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-003     Drohobych-Tserkva of Saint George

 

Courtesy of BlueHydrangea from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-004     Kwiatoń-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-005     Matkiv-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Courtesy of Martuchaa from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-007     Owczary-Tserkva of Our Lady’s Protection

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-008     Potelych-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit

Courtesy of BlueHydrangea from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-009     Powroźnik-Tserkva of Saint James the Less, the Apostle

 

 Courtesy of wanda164 from postcrossing forum

PL-1424-012     Smolnik-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-016     Zhovkva-Tserkva of the Holy Trinity