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
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ religious architectural ensemble ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Russian Orthodox church architecture
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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
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outstanding example of a traditional human settlement in the Russian North ⓘ |
| hasDomeCount |
22 domes on the Church of the Transfiguration
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9 domes on the Church of the Intercession ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Church of the Intercession
NERFINISHED
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Church of the Transfiguration ⓘ Bell Tower of Kizhi Pogost ⓘ
surface form:
Kizhi bell tower
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| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | museum reserve ⓘ |
| inscribedUnderName | Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Onega
NERFINISHED
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Northwest Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Russia
Russian Republic of Karelia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Karelia
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| locatedOn | Kizhi Island ⓘ |
| maintenance | subject to conservation and restoration programs ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
built without nails
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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)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 544 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty |
Russia
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surface form:
Russian Federation
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 1990 ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | accessible mainly by boat and in winter by hovercraft or over ice ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kizhi Pogost
this entity surface form:
Kizhi Open-Air Museum of Wooden Architecture
this entity surface form:
Kizhi State Open-Air Museum of History, Architecture and Ethnography
this entity surface form:
Kizhi Museum Reserve
this entity surface form:
Kizhi State Open-Air Museum administration