Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture

Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2019.^[1] The site comprises ten churches or monasteries and related buildings around the city of Pskov in the Russian Federation. They represent the work of the Pskov School that drew from the Byzantine and Novgorod traditions, fused them with the local vernacular tradition, and adjusted the architecture to the use of local resources. The churches date from the 12th to the early 17th century, with the peak of this style in the 15th and 16th centuries. The architects from Pskov worked on monuments in several Russian cities, including Moscow, Kazan, and Sviyazhsk.^[2]

Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture

UNESCO World Heritage Site
The mid-12th-century cathedral of St. John. Dozens of similar quaint little churches are scattered throughout Pskov.
Criteria	Cultural: (ii)
Reference	1523
Inscription	2019 (43rd Session)
Area	29.32 ha (72.5 acres)
Buffer zone	625.6 ha (1,546 acres)

List of ten churches comprising the world heritage inscribed site

Site name	GPS coordinates
Cathedral of Ioann Predtecha (John the Precursor) [ru] of the Ivanovsky Monastery	57.82580443427801°N 28.318031545097604°E / 57.82580443427801; 28.318031545097604
Ensemble of the Spaso-Mirozhsky Monastery: the Transfiguration Cathedral [ru]	57.80642036085977°N 28.328975444965184°E / 57.80642036085977; 28.328975444965184
Church of the Archangel Michael [ru] with a bell tower	57.818153544276846°N 28.333783828505517°E / 57.818153544276846; 28.333783828505517
Church of Pokrova (Intercession) from the Prolom [ru; de]	57.80528476319717°N 28.334096174051442°E / 57.80528476319717; 28.334096174051442
Church of Cosmas and Damian [ru; fr]	57.82318236417752°N 28.333533158216742°E / 57.82318236417752; 28.333533158216742
Church Georgiya Vzvoza [fr]	57.8098119864739°N 28.332475588847494°E / 57.8098119864739; 28.332475588847494
Church of the Epiphany [fr]	57.82284397755641°N 28.338755473485488°E / 57.82284397755641; 28.338755473485488
Church of St. Nicholas from Usokhi [fr]	57.815490366511234°N 28.33426338535661°E / 57.815490366511234; 28.33426338535661
Church of Basil the Great on Gorka [ru; fr]	57.81521421345883°N 28.335755912526288°E / 57.81521421345883; 28.335755912526288
Ensemble of the Snetogorsky Monastery [ru; nl]: The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God [ru; nl]	57.835134504477615°N 28.263008265267892°E / 57.835134504477615; 28.263008265267892

References

1. "Six cultural sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 7 July 2019.
2. "Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2021.