Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site is a historic ensemble of remarkable wooden churches and bell tower on Kizhi Island in Russia, renowned for its intricate carpentry and traditional Russian Orthodox architecture built without nails.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox religious site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
religious architectural ensemble
architecturalStyle Russian Orthodox church architecture
traditional Russian wooden architecture
associatedWith traditional carpentry techniques of northern Russia
constructionMaterial wood
coordinates approximately 62.0667°N 35.2000°E
country Russia
culturalSignificance masterpiece of wooden church architecture
outstanding example of a traditional human settlement in the Russian North
hasDomeCount 22 domes on the Church of the Transfiguration
9 domes on the Church of the Intercession
hasPart Church of the Intercession NERFINISHED
Church of the Transfiguration
Bell Tower of Kizhi Pogost
surface form: Kizhi bell tower
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus museum reserve
inscribedUnderName Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
locatedIn Lake Onega NERFINISHED
Northwest Russia
surface form: Northwestern Russia

Russian Republic of Karelia
surface form: Republic of Karelia
locatedOn Kizhi Island
maintenance subject to conservation and restoration programs
notableFeature built without nails
intricate carpentry
log construction
multiple wooden domes
partOf Kizhi Open-Air Museum of Architecture ONNED1
periodOfConstruction 18th century
protectionStatus federal cultural heritage monument of Russia
religion Russian Orthodox Church
roofType shingled wooden roofs
tourism major tourist attraction in Karelia
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 544
UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed 1990
visitorAccess accessible mainly by boat and in winter by hovercraft or over ice

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Lake Onega locatedNear Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kizhi Island hasHeritageSite Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Kizhi Pogost
Kizhi Island hasAttraction Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Kizhi Open-Air Museum of Wooden Architecture
Kizhi Island hasMuseum Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Kizhi State Open-Air Museum of History, Architecture and Ethnography
Kizhi Island partOf Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Kizhi Museum Reserve
Kizhi Island governingBody Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Kizhi State Open-Air Museum administration