• The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord is the most famous building of the Kizhi churchyard ensemble, the most famous church in Karelia...
  • Transfiguration Church on Kizhi Island is an iconic wooden Russian Orthodox Church located on Kizhi Island in Karelia, Russia.
  • ...Kizhi Island, Russia. The pogost consists of two large churches, The Church of the Transfiguration and The Church of the Intercession, and a bell tower.
  • Kizhi Pogost is a historical landmark on Kizhi Island that dates back to the 17th century. The pogost is a fence-enclosed area with two big wooden churches and...
  • ...for one of the most famous structures in all Russia: the Church of the Transfiguration on Kizhi Island, one of almost 1,400 small islands in Karelia’s Lake Onega.
  • Domes and crosses of medieval wooden Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord built in 1714 on Kizhi Island on Onega Lake.
  • According to the Russian carpentry traditions of that time, the Transfiguration Church was built of wood only with no nails.
  • The 22-domed Transfiguration Church on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega, Russia, was built in the early 1700’s, entirely of wood, without the use of a single nail.
  • Wood architectonics is basic to Russian architecture. Thanks to approved repairs, the Church of the Transfiguration has survived into the twentieth century…
  • In lieu of the flamboyant colors and patterns that distinguish Russia’s most famous cathedrals, Kizhi’s churches are elegantly understated.
  • For the first time in 40 years, Divine services will soon be held in the world-famous Church of the Transfiguration on Kizhi Island in the northern Russian Republic...
  • “In June of this year, the long-awaited opening of the main church of the Kizhi Island – the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord – will take place...
  • From the history of the Church of the Transfiguration repairs and restoration. Inner structure of Kizhi Pogost churches.