My UNESCO WHS List

This blog puts together some of my passions: travelling, especially to UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS); philately (collecting stamps); deltiology (collecting postcards); and doing research into TUIs (i.e., totally useless information) of things that interest me. Hence, it catalogues UNESCO WHS that I have been to, stamps showing UNESCO WHS that I have, as well as postcards featuring UNESCO WHS that I have received (i.e., stamped and posted) and maxicards and postal cards (both used or unused).

27 July, 2021

Kizhi Pogost

country. Russia

year of inscription. 1990

criteria. Cultural

The Kizhi Pogost WHS is located in the federal subject of the Republic of Karelia; the pogost (i.e., enclosure) here is on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega. Within it are three wooden structures: two 18th-century CE churches – the Church of the Transfiguration and the Church of the Intercession – and an octagonal clock tower built in 1862. This complex exemplifies the artistry of wooden architecture in Russia.

what. postcard (Russia, 2021)

My UNESCO WHS List

27 July, 2021

Kizhi Pogost

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