- 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.
- 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.
- I had no idea I liked it so much until I realized that I had asked three different swapping partners for a Kizhi Pogost card over the course of a few weeks.
- Looking at the remarkable living monument that is Kizhi Pogost, the famous three-building church compound on Kizhi Island in Karelia’s Lake Onega.
- Among them, the most famous is the Kizhi Pogost, a gorgeous UNESCO World Heritage site which contains a trio of some ornate 18th-century church buildings...
- 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.
- Kizhi Pogost is not a single building but three different ones. The pogost is the area within the wooden enclosure.
- Kizhi Pogost is such a rare example of religious architecture that the site it was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1990.