The language was impossible to understand, but the building itself communicated in a clear vernacular: thick columns, coarsely hewn and partly painted white, were topped with gold-haloed icons and lovely scarves that must have been embroidered by hand. The ceiling in the back was only an arm’s breadth above my head... — The New York Times
Evan Rail travels to the Carpathian foothills near Zakarpattia, the western region of Ukraine. The vernacular folk architecture includes a number of unusual wooden churches dating from the 15th to 18th centuries. After years of neglect, the buildings are in danger of disappearing and being forgotten.
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Reminds me of Thomas Hubka's research on Poland's Wooden Synagogues; I really wish there were some section drawings in the slideshow
18x32 thanks for the heads up re: that book. Sections would have been nice. I guess that is different between architectural journalism and tourism journalism.