• The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord is the most famous building of the Kizhi churchyard ensemble, the most famous church in Karelia...
  • The pogost is the area inside a fence which includes two large wooden churches (the 22-dome Transfiguration Church and the 9-dome Intercession Church)...
  • The Church of the Transfiguration was used during the summer, when the faithful journeyed from the outermost regions of the parish to attend services.
  • Settlements and churches on Kizhi Island were known from at least the 15th century. ... The most famous building is the Church of the Transfiguration.
  • The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior is the main Russian Orthodox church located on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega, in the Republic of Karelia...
  • The Church of the Transfiguration at Kizhi is an iconic monument.
  • The present Kizhi Pogost consists of the churches of the Transfiguration and the Intercession, a bell tower and a small graveyard, all fenced with a wall of...
  • The Soviet Union 1968 CPA 3715 stamp (The Transfiguration Church (1714) and Belfry (1874), Kizhi Pogost, Kizhi Memorial Estate, Karelia).png 740 × 1,009...
  • In Kizhi, the pogost today consists of the three main structures within the walled territory: The Church of the Transfiguration; The Church of the Intercession...
  • The builders created 22 domes for The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord by stacking the wooden tiles together for each dome.
  • ...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.
  • In lieu of the flamboyant colors and patterns that distinguish Russia’s most famous cathedrals, Kizhi’s churches are elegantly understated.