Church of the Intercession
Church of the Intercession, Wooden church in Kizhi, Russia
The Church of the Intercession stands 32 meters tall on Kizhi Island, featuring nine distinct domes and traditional wooden architecture without metal nails.
Built in 1694 as a single-dome structure, the church underwent modifications to match the design of the neighboring Transfiguration Church in the Kizhi Pogost complex.
The church contains a reconstructed iconostasis from the 1950s and represents the transition from pagan practices to Orthodox Christianity in the Karelia region.
Visitors can reach the church via hydrofoil boats from Petrozavodsk during summer months or by snowmobiles when Lake Onega freezes in winter.
The structure functions as a winter church, allowing religious services from October through Easter due to its heated interior design.
Location: Kizhi
Inception: 1694
Part of: Kizhi Pogost
Website: https://kizhi.karelia.ru/architecture/russkie-zaonezhya/tserkov-pokrova-bogoroditsyi
GPS coordinates: 62.06736,35.22387
Latest update: March 8, 2025 15:49
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