Archangel Michael Chapel - Kizhi Island
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NevaP
N 62° 03.861 E 035° 13.508
36V E 616284 N 6883344
This log chapel was moved to Kizhi Island to become part of the Open Air Museum.
Waymark Code: WM3B0H
Location: Russia
Date Posted: 03/07/2008
Views: 53
In 1961 the Chapel of the Archangel Michael was moved from the village of Lelicozero to the Island of Kizhi and restored to become part of the Kizhi State Open-Air Museum of History, Architecture and Ethnography.
Small churches constructed in this log cabin style were common in 18th century northern Russia. The church has several rooms, a small onion shaped dome, and an octagonal tent-roofed belfry. Many of the original icons are still in the church.
The church has been placed on the island in the Zaonezhve Village complex, a short walk south of the big churches in the Kizhi Pogost. This is a collection of wooden structures moved the Island from several location in Karelia.
Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Restored building not in use
Address:
Kizhi State Open-Air Museum of History, Architecture and Ethnography
Kizhi Island
., Karelia Russia
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Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Date of building construction: Not listed
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed
Diocese: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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