• Four hours is the typical duration of the trip, and the first two hours are best spent touring Kizhi Pogost and its surroundings.
  • The pogost was built on the southern part of Kizhi island, on a hill 4 meters above the Lake Onega level. ... The Kizhi Pogost was built without using a single nail.
  • Kizhi Pogost - Map showing the buffer zone of the World Heritage property. ... Kizhi Pogost - Map of inscribed property Clarification / adopted.
  • Kizhi Pogost is a historical site dating from the 17th century on Kizhi island. ... The Church of the Transfiguration is the most remarkable part of the pogost.
  • 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 a area that includes two large wooden churches, the 22-dome Transfiguration Church and the 9-dome Intercession Church, and a...
  • The Kizhi Pogost was included in the list of UNESCO world heritage sites in 1990 and Russian Cultural Heritage in 1993.
  • Q. What was Kizhi Pogost used for? A – The Kizhi Pogost represents an important step in the establishment of Orthodoxy in the Russian North.