1. The Transfiguration Church was built without the use of nails. Every wooden log was hewed and fitted together with interlocking dovetail joints and wooden pegs. 2. The Transfiguration Church has 22 cupolas and 22 crosses, which symbolizes the 22 apostolic disciples of Jesus Christ. 3. The church was built in 1714 and fell into disrepair in the 19th century before being restored to its former glory in 1966.