Trinity Church: A small Russian Orthodox church in Antarctica
The church is a 15m-high wooden structure built in traditional Russian style. It can accommodate up to 30 worshippers. The structure was built out of Siberian Pine by Altay carpenters led by K.V. Khromov, then dismantled, taken by truck to Kaliningrad and shipped to King George Island by the Russian supply ship Academician Vavilov. It was assembled on high ground near the seashore by the staff of Bellingshausen Station, under the general supervision of the 30-year-old Father Kallistrat.
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wow, that's gorgeous!
Doesn't look all that insulated.
and there doesn't seem to be a chimney either...
Would it survive the severe weather and wind over there? And who's gonna use it?