- Kizhi Pogost is a historical site dating from the 17th century on Kizhi island. The island is located on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia.
- The pogost is famous for its beauty and longevity, despite that it is built exclusively of wood. ... The Kizhi Pogost was built without using a single nail.
- Kizhi Pogost is not a single building but three different ones. The pogost is the area within the wooden enclosure.
- Kizhi Pogost is a area that includes two large wooden churches, the 22-dome Transfiguration Church and the 9-dome Intercession Church, and a...
- The Kizhi Pogost enclosure holds two wooden churches and an octagonal bell tower built during the 18th-century. ... kizhi-pogost-1. Photo credit.
- Looking at the remarkable living monument that is Kizhi Pogost, the famous three-building church compound on Kizhi Island in Karelia’s Lake Onega.
- Kizhi Pogost was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites and in 1993 listed as a Russian Cultural Heritage site.
- Constructed in the 17th century, Kizhi Pogost is a historical site located on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
- Q. What was Kizhi Pogost used for? A – The Kizhi Pogost represents an important step in the establishment of Orthodoxy in the Russian North.