Chapel of St. George
   Photo: Chapel of St. George

On the banks of the River Yandoma, namely in the village of Ust-Yandoma surrounded by a fence of huge boulders and large trees, is St. George's Church. The chapel is located on a promontory next to the lake. If you look at the chapel from afar, it catches the eye of its greatness and dominance, especially in comparison with adjacent high spruces with her throughout the vast space. St. George's Church was built in 17-18 centuries, in the farthest part of the peninsula so that it can be seen from the lake. After completion of construction works the chapel was consecrated and named it in honor of St. George. Not far from the church is a small old cemetery.

One of the distinguishing features of the chapel of St. George is a high hipped belfry, which further emphasizes the majestic become all facilities. This feature in the construction of churches was common to all church buildings Zaonega southern part of the peninsula. In addition, such belfry can be found in the chapels, which are located in Tyambitsah crows island. As mentioned, this kind of feature is due to the desire of local people to make the church a landmark that could be seen from the vast expanse of the whole of Lake Onega. For example, to the fisherman returning home, could not immediately determine their village was on the high location of the tent village church belfry. On the site of the church bell tower had to perform a frame made separately from the church framework.

Belfry was felled in the first half of the 19th century. Another important feature of the chapel is its unity and reunification with the rectangular shape of the chapel. Log in to the chapel, only after passing through the bell tower, to which adjoins a small porch.

At the entrance of Ust-Yandomsky churchyard you can see melenkie especially touching gates, which are adorned with all sorts of carved police and a high roof. Location gates accounts so that they are lined up at a slight angle to the axis of the chapel, at the same time to be able to see some of the cemetery and adjacent porch. Using this method the gates bear the unifying feature of the cemetery and the chapel of St. George in a common and unified ensemble, each of the elements which can be positioned independently. The gates of the chapel, located under the gable roof "escorted" to the porch, having a flat canopy over the steps. The site is completely covered porch gable roof.

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