- Oldest wooden church still standing from the time of Peter the Great (1714). Church of the Transfiguration on Kizhi Island in northwestern Russia.
- ...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.
- According to the Russian carpentry traditions of that time, the Transfiguration Church was built of wood only with no nails.
- ...then reconstructed in 1720–1749 and in 1764 rebuilt into its present 9-dome design as an architectural echo of the main Transfiguration Church.
- 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.
- “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...
- The Church of the Transfiguration was laid in June, 1714, after the old one was burnt by lightning. ... Kizhi Island church of the transfiguration.
- It’s called the Church of the Transfiguration, and here’s its twist: It’s not the only historic wooden church on the island.