Amazing. It is my hope one day to go visit the wooden churches in Slovakia!

The Church on the far right looks very much like the new Epiphany in Annandale, VA.

Cool, then its a repro of the church of St. Nicholas in Bodruzal, Slovakia.

Might be. Deacon El or Jack Figel might be able to confirm that.

Cool, is this the new Church in VA?

http://www.epiphanyofourlord.org/gallery...+4-57-10+PM.jpg

Yes. It's quite striking. Note the visual effects generated by the brickwork emulate the appearance of wood. It's my contention, however, that the woodwork of the wooden churches was meant to emulate the kind of brickwork found in Byzantium in the 12th-14th centuries. Not having the wealth to build in brick, but having an abundance of wood, the carpenters of the Carpathians aimed to achieve the same effect in wood, and succeeded. Now, we have come full circle: brick churches copied in wood recreated in brick.

Agreed, a very stunning visual experience to be sure! Seeing these wooden churches in person after so many centuries is facinating indeed, also, depending upon the wood used, I have found many have a very mild fragrance which is very appealing to the senses. It is truly remarkable when you assess these structures as no iron or metal was utilized, its all hand carved, hand made, perfect artistry from beginning to end. I like your observation also that we have come full circule, how very, very perceptive and true!

What woods do they use? I imagine oak and elm would provide most of the beams, with siding provided from pine and fir, cedar for roof shingles, birch and other specialty woods for trim and highlights.

I checked some of my electronic note files (yea, dragging a lap top to Slovakia is really taking things serious), depending upon region, we have a host of woods which were implemented in the construction process (kindly forgive me if I mispell a term, some terms I was traslating from Slovak plaques at the church sites...

Red spruce, had major resin content, very weather protective, pine, fir, beech annd yew. Oak and spruce, walnut (if it was in the area) and yew were more utlized for the wooden hingles and nails that held together beams and door/window frames. Some chuches also attached metal type covering to the cupola's, I assume this was more to do with a more upward looking mobility take rather than a form of wood/lumber protection in my humble opinion as I am by far no archtect nor a wood artistian/craftsman