along the big river Volga
Kizhi
in Lake Onega Pogost.
During the ice-free period can be reached from the northern island by boat from Petrozavodsk, Russia.
Kizhi Island is called in German and one Pogost called an administrative unit in old Russia. Today Pogost does "cemetery with a church."
The outstanding building is the 35 meter high Transfiguration, which is crowned with 22 domes. It is regarded as the boldest preserved timber in Russia.
It is attributed to the legendary architect Nestor, who is said to have after completion in 1714 his ax hurled into Lake Onega,
"So one there was never, never get a second and there will never be one," he called allegedly in the process.
Altogether there are about 60 historic wooden buildings in Kizhi.
Very few are in their rightful place, they came from other islands or the mainland.
my rivercruise
from St. Petersburg to Moscow
along the big river Volga
Kizhi
in Lake Onega Pogost.
During the ice-free period can be reached from the northern island by boat from Petrozavodsk, Russia.
Kizhi Island is called in German and one Pogost called an administrative unit in old Russia. Today Pogost does "cemetery with a church."
The outstanding building is the 35 meter high Transfiguration, which is crowned with 22 domes. It is regarded as the boldest preserved timber in Russia.
It is attributed to the legendary architect Nestor, who is said to have after completion in 1714 his ax hurled into Lake Onega,
"So one there was never, never get a second and there will never be one," he called allegedly in the process.
Altogether there are about 60 historic wooden buildings in Kizhi.
Very few are in their rightful place, they came from other islands or the mainland.
my rivercruise
from St. Petersburg to Moscow