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RE: Varzuga: Pomors, Wood and Holiness

in Worldmappin2 years ago

Wow! Love those round architectural design of the balls on the steeple of the church. The ploughshares look thicker than the cedar shingles ~common here, sometimes used for siding.

The skill of building without nails seems to be a lost art, dear Northman. I’ve heard of houses being built here years ago without nails. The builders knew how to fit the pieces together securely.

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You are right, they seem to me much more beautiful and interesting than metal domes 😊
I've seen a lot of houses in which the walls are assembled without nails, due to the overlap of logs, but I can't imagine how you can do something more complicated. the ancestors imagined and did...

I do like Russian architecture with the domes on the buildings but the wooden one is special.

Wishing you a wonderful rest of the weekend. 😊