Kizhi Pogost World Heritage Site

Official name

Kizhi Pogost | UNESCO

Country

Russia | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Karelian Autonomous S.S.R., Medvezhjegorskij Region
62.7130° Lat, 35.2275° Lon | Map

Code

544

Time Zone

Europe/Moscow (MSK, +0300)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1990. The pogost of Kizhi (i.e. the Kizhi enclosure) is located on one of the many islands in Lake Onega, in Karelia. Two 18th-century wooden churches, and an octagonal clock tower, also in wood and built in 1862, can be seen there. These unusual constructions, in which carpenters created a bold visionary architecture, perpetuate an ancient model of parish space and are in harmony with the surrounding landscape.