The lost churches of Russia: Haunting images of abandoned wooden buildings crumbling to dust in remote forests. By ANNA EDWARDS . Published: 20:53 EDT, 22 December 2012 | Updated: 03:06 EDT, 23 ...

So, a team of conservators and students are working to scan Ukraine’s unique wooden churches, creating permanent, 3D records of its cultural heritage, in case they’re ever damaged or destroyed.

Remarkable wooden churches as well as log houses that are themselves works of art still survive in the vast forested territory between the White Sea and Vologda.

The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log ...

The wooden architecture on Kizhi Island is believed to be world's eighth wonder and is included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Photo credit: TASS/Ruslan Shamukov 2.

TAYLOR – For area residents who trace their ethnic roots to the Carpatho-Rusyn people of Eastern Europe, a Saturday presentation provided a snapshot of life in the old country through the len… ...

LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian architect Andrij Kutnyi hopes his research on the nation’s wooden churches will bring the country closer to ensuring it does not lose one of the most recognized symbols of ...

Criterion (iv): The wooden churches represent one of the best examples of European wooden religious architecture from the late Middle Ages to the end of 18th century. Their characteristic appearance, ...