Figure of Christ tethered to post, carved in wood. In gable niche of porch on south side of late 1400s wooden church, Dębno Podhalańskie, Poland.

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Dębno Podhalańskie, Nowy Targ, Lesser Poland, Poland: effigy of Christ tied to a post, carved in wood, in a niche on the gable of a porch on the southern side of the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, a Gothic wooden church built in the late 1400s. The niche is surrounded by intricate fretwork, also carved in wood. The church of St Michael is constructed of larch logs and fir timbers secured by wooden dowels and without the use of nails. Its steep roof and outside walls are shingled. A tower, topped by a pyramidal cupola and with an overhanging storey creating a bell chamber, typical of the region, was added in 1601. The church was awarded World Heritage site status in 2003 as one of the UNESCO Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland.

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Size: 2741px × 2741px
Location: Dębno Podhalańskie, Nowy Targ, Lesser Poland, Poland
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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