further reconstructed in 1874 and 1900. The tower stands 30 meters tall with a 6×6 meter perimeter. It has a square wooden frame resting on a foundation (rubble with lime mortar); the frame is divided inside by two walls into three rooms: antechamber, stairs and a storage place. Above the square frame, there is an octagonal part with the zvonnitsa on top. Then there is a pyramidal (octagonal) roof resting on pillars. The roof is topped with a cross. Wood types are the same as in the churches: pine, spruce and aspen. In popular culture The Church of the Transfiguration is the Wonder for the Slavs in the PC game Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition. Fence The fence serves no defensive purpose at all. It is a symbolic division between the holy ground and the outside world. It was reconstructed in the 1950s as a 300-meter-long log structure surrounding the two churches and the belfry. The structure rests on a tall boulder basement. The main entrance is 14.4 meters wide and 2.25 meters tall, and faces east near the Church of the Intercession. There are wicket gates at the eastern and northern sides and a small wooden tower in the north-western corner. The tower has a square base and a four-slope batten roof with a spire. The walls, gates and wickets are also roofed. References External links From the history of the Church of the Transfiguration repairs and restoration Inner structure of Kizhi Pogost churches Religious buildings and structures completed in 1714 Religious buildings and structures completed in 1764 World Heritage Sites in Russia Churches in the Republic of Karelia Open-air museums in Russia Wooden churches in Russia Eastern Orthodox church buildings Museums in the Republic of Karelia Religious museums in Russia 1714 establishments in Russia Cultural heritage monuments in the Republic of Karelia Objects of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance