Photos of the Day for September 1, 2014

Churches of Belarus (part LXXI):  Orthodox church of the Prophet Elijah, Vjeljamichy.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка LXXI):  царква Сьв. прарока Ільлі, Велямічы.

It is unfathomable why anyone would wish to substitute glitzy, pseudo-Russian onion domes — a shape alien to the rich architectural tradition of wooden church architecture in Polesia — for the Veljamichy church’s graceful original domes, which were exceptionally rare examples of Polesian Baroque.

The Vjeljamichy church in 2008.  Царква ў 2008 г.

The church in 2014.  Царква ў 2014 г.

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