- Kizhi Pogost is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Karelian Autonomous S.S.R., Medvezhjegorskij Region of Russia.
- Kizhi Island, church ensemble (pogost). West view from Lake Onega. From left: Church of the Transfiguration, bell tower, Church of the Intercession.
- The Kizhi Pogost: The Kizhi Pogost has two wooden churches and a bell tower that were built during the 18th century.
- And the most famous place in Kizhi Island is Kizhi Pogost which is a world heritage site by UNESCO. Let us see Kizhi in little more detail.
- The Kizhi Pogost enclosure holds two wooden churches and an octagonal bell tower built during the 18th-century. ... kizhi-pogost-1. Photo credit.
- 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.
- The Kizhi Pogost is undoubtedly the highlight of any visit to the island. ... The Pogost is home to two stunning wooden churches and an octagonal clock tower.
- Today, this collection of traditional log structures, centered on two churches and a bell tower set in an enclosure still called the Kizhi Pogost, lives on as one of...
- The Kizhi Pogost is now undergoing restoration, dedicated to the tricentennial anniversary of the Church of the Transfiguration, celebrated in 2014.
- Kizhi Pogost was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites and in 1993 listed as a Russian Cultural Heritage site.