wooden churches
Log-built worship halls
Wooden churches are religious buildings constructed primarily of timber rather than stone or brick.
The term often evokes the historic stave churches of Scandinavia or the onion-domed structures of Russia and Eastern Europe, though wooden churches exist worldwide wherever timber was abundant and stone scarce.
The wooden churches of Maramureș are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
- log constructionBuilding with horizontal timbers
- sacred spaceArea reserved for worship
- holy groundPlace of spiritual significance
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- dovetail jointsFan-shaped wood connections
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