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So one there was never, never get a second and there will never be one©

Kizhi in Lake Onega Pogost.

During the ice-free period can be reached from the northern island by boat from Petrozavodsk, Russia.

 

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.

 

my rivercruise

from St. Petersburg to Moscow

May 2011

 

UNESCO World Heritage

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