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Category : North Russian Culture - Architecture - Kargopol

 

Wooden architecture;sacred place;Church complex;A classic church ensemble ;Orthodox Christianity;sacred place;Russia;sacrifice place
The church ensemble of Lyadiny, situated close to Kargopol.
©Øyvind Ravna
Date: 1995-11 The church ensemble of Lyadiny, with the rare Pokrovo-Vlasievskaya church which is a dobble church, for both summer and winter uses.
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The St. John (the Baptist) cathedral in Kargopol
©Øyvind Ravna
Date: 1995-11 "The St. John cathedral is one of the most powerful churches in the ""church town"" Kargopol, built in 1740-51.\\The small Northern town with 12.000 inhabitants is a beautiful city, dominated by the many monumental stone churches."
 


 

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