Following the New Lara Croft's Steps to Kizhi Island
Following the New Lara Croft's Steps to Kizhi Island
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300 year-old wooden churches from a distant island in the Russian north are not that easy to get to, but those who have seen them swear they are impossible to... 29.03.2018, Sputnik International
300 year-old wooden churches from a distant island in the Russian north are not that easy to get to, but those who have seen them swear they are impossible to forget. Hollywood stars and thousands of tourists from all over the world confirm! Sputnik has picked up the poster-images of Russia's architectural wonder.
The open-air museum of Kizhi Island in Lake Onega in Karelia has made it not only into the UNESCO list of world Heritage sites but also into the hearts of tourists from all over the world who were not afraid of a long and complicated journey. Two churches, a bell tower and a fence, built without a single nail in the 17th century, have become a poster-image of the Russian north and a shooting sight for a hit Hollywood movie. Take a look at the breathtaking view of Kizhi in winter.
Alicia Vikander, the new Lara Croft, told the Russian movie site Kinopoisk that she was overwhelmed by the site where she went to shoot the Anna Karenina movie together with Golden Globe-nominated director Joe Wright.
The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Savior with its 25 domes has scored the lucky 13th place in the Telegraph's rating of the world's most beautiful churches.
The massive reconstruction of the most famous church began in the mid-2000s and has nearly reached its completion. The uniquely complicated project will preserve 70% of the original building.
The way to Kizhi isn't that easy: pilgrims first need to get to the city of Petrozavodsk in Karelia, then take a boat or a helicopter to the island.
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