Lotos Bud in the Tochoji temple, Fukuoka
a Lotos Bud, seen in the Tochoji temple, Fukuoka (Japan)
August 12, 2006
Random post from the past:
Wooden Church, Kizhi Pogost
Unfortunately, my slides from 1980 are already starting to fade, reason enough to scan the most important ones! This is a picture I took in Kizhi Pogost (Karelia, Russia) back in 1980. Kizhi Pogost is a museum village displaying the art of Russian wood archtiecture and was recognised as a "Unesco's World Heritage Site" in 1990. All the building, including this 22-towered church, were constructed without the use of a single nail! The surrounding landscape very much enhances the atmosphere of tranquility. ...