French: Tserkvas en bois de la région des Carpates en Pologne et en Ukraine
The Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine is a World Heritage site in Ukraine and Poland and defined by the UNESCO in 2013 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 519 (655, 228) in our monthly survey..
"Situated in the eastern fringe of eastern Europe, the transnational property numbers a selection of 16 tserkvas, churches, built of horizontal wooden logs between the 16th and 19th centuries by communities of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic faiths. They represent the cultural expression of four ethnographic groups and the formal, decorative and technical characteristics they developed over time. The tserkvas bear testimony to a distinct building tradition rooted in Orthodox ecclesiastic design interwoven with elements of local tradition, and symbolic references to their communities’ cosmogony. The tserkvas are built on a tri-partite plan surmounted by open quadrilateral or octagonal domes and cupolas. They feature wooden bell towers, iconostasis screens, and interior polychrome decorations as well as churchyards, gatehouses and graveyards."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."
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