RUSSIA ~ Kizhi Pogost - Kizhi Island - Republic of Karelia - UNESCO ~

... Wonderful unique example of Russian wooden architecture... the world famous Transfiguration Church with 22 wooden domes... the biggest building in the world that’s made entirely from wood (even down to the nuts and bolts)...  a fairytale-like scene in a beautiful setting... the churches, bell tower, and other wooden structures blend wonderfully with their surroundings...the whole island is an  “Open Air Museum” of wooden architecture... to this day, these buildings on the small island of Kizhi, serve as a Russian Orthodox church for the surround rural communities...  Khizi is a must-see for any visitor to Russia... with great matching stamp👍... Thanks a lot Julia!!(✿ ♥‿♥)

Ⓒ Photo: Serghei Starus
Kizhi Pogost dating from the 18thC is located on a narrow strip of land on the southern tip of the island Kizhi on one of the many islands in Lake Onega in Karelia.The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia (a republic), located in the northwest of Russia.

The Transfiguration Church (1714), (also known as the "summer church") is about 37m tall. The smaller, nine-domed Intercession Church (also known as the "winter church") was built in 1764, and its iconostasis is intact.The third structure inside the Pogost is the belltower which was built in 1874.

This WHS consists of the “Pogost” or walled enclosure and gate containing the Summer Church of the Transfiguration, the Winter Church of the Intercession and a bell tower. Inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1990.

Stamp:

The 50th Anniversary of the Kizhi State Historical-Architectural and Ethnographic Memorial Museum Reserve
(Issued 19-08-2016)