PHOTO: Iconostasis of the Church of the Intercession on Kizhi Island, Russia

Iconostasis in the smaller nine-domed winter Church of the Intercession on Kizhi Island , Lake Onega, Russia

Iconostasis in the smaller nine-domed winter Church of the Intercession on Kizhi Island, Lake Onega, Russia. First built in 1694 as a single-dome structure, it was expanded to its nine-dome design by 1764. Smaller than its sister church, the 22-domed Church of the Transfiguration, it is used for winter services, as it is easier to heat. The original iconostasis was lost; the present one was rebuilt in the 1950s in the original style.

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