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Beautiful Open-Air Museum in Russia’s Karelia

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The Kizhi Museum is one of the largest open-air museums in Russia. This historical, cultural and natural complex is one of a kind and is a significant part of... 14.03.2017, Sputnik International

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Beautiful Open-Air Museum in Russia’s Karelia

15:18 GMT 14.03.2017 (Updated: 15:20 GMT 14.03.2017)

The Kizhi Museum is one of the largest open-air museums in Russia. This historical, cultural and natural complex is one of a kind and is a significant part of Russian cultural heritage.

The basis of the museum collection is the Kizhi Ensemble and it is the UNESCO World cultural and natural heritage site. Sputnik has prepared a gallery of stunning photographs from the site.

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The Church of the Transfiguration and the bell tower of Kizhi churchyard in the open-air museum “Kizhi”.

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An old Karelian house in the village of Sennaya Guba on Bolshoy Klimenetskiy Island.

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View of the village of Telyatnikovo in Kizhi on Lake Onega.

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Sergeyev house, built in the village of Logmoruchey, in the Kizhi museum.

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Island of Kizhi

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The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the village of Sennaya Guba on the Island of Bolshoy Klimenetskiy.

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Pudozhsky sector in the northern part of Kizhi Island.

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Windmill from the village of Volkostrov (Island of Wolves) in the museum-reserve of Kizhi.

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Architectural gems of the Kizhi museum.

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Dome of the Church of the Transfiguration in the open-air museum of Kizhi.

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Sergeyev house, built in the village of Logmoruchey, in Kizhi.

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Chapel of the Holy Image of the Savior from the village of Vigovo and Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin from the village of Vasilievo in the Kizhi Museum.