UKRAINE - Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine *

Postal enviada por Alona en un Swap privado.

Envío - 14 de Noviembre del 2017.

INSCRIPTION/INSCRITO: 2013

Situated in the eastern fringe of Central Europe, the transnational property numbers a selection of sixteen tserkvas (churches). They were built of horizontal wooden logs between the 16th and 19th centuries by communities of Orthodox and Greek Catholic faiths. 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. Integral to tserkvas are iconostasis screens, interior polychrome decorations, and other historic furnishings. Important elements of some tserkvas include wooden bell towers, churchyards, gatehouses and graveyards.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1424

Estos tserkvas de  Ucrania me recuerdan altamente a las iglesias de madera de Moldavia, si en persona son tan impresionantes como en el mundo real, deben ser un espectáculo digno de admirar! Por otra parte Alona me ha puesto sellos coincidentes con la postal y además muy bonitos!

Thanks for this beautiful card and awesome matching stamps Alona! I love it!