Historical and cultural heritage. Small Korely - Museum of Wooden Architecture and Folk Art

    Russia  2011.08.01

    In issue: Souvenir sheet(s): 1   

    Printing: multicolor offset

  • Perforation type: 12x12 ½

    Subject:

    Souvenir sheet includes three stamps of 10, 15 and 20 rubles. Interior of traditional russian house used. In the windows are visible monuments of wooden Russian architecture, some of which are the windmills of the early twentieth century.

    Additional:

    *Museum "Small Korely" - Russia's largest museum of wooden architecture in the open air, located in the eponymous village, 25 km from Arkhangelsk. The museum was founded July 17, 1964, and June 1, 1973 officially opened for visitors.

    In accordance with the historical and cultural museum zoning area is divided into four sectors: Kargopol-Onega, Mezen, Dvina and Pinezhsky. In architectural and landscape the museum on an area of ​​about 140 hectares are 120 monuments of wooden architecture of XVI - XX centuries.

    The Souvenir sheet including: Chapel of St. Macarius (XVIII cent.), Ascension Church (XVII century.) and a windmills (the beginning of the XX century.) Fields on the sheet shows the interior of a peasant's hut.

    Size (of sheet, booklet) mm: 151x101