WOODEN CHURCHES I met in the city of Uzhgorod in Western Ukraine near the Slovak border Mykhaïlo Syrokhman, a specialist in wooden churches. I went through the Carpathians with him discovering magnificent Lemko-style edifice, and some were built during the 15th century. The Carpathian region of the Lemko people spreads over three countries: Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine where I took these pictures. Lemko style churches are always built the same way, with three rectilinear parts almost equal. Entry is topped by a transept where the choir takes place with the bell tower above. The central part is for the faithful. The last part is the cheviot. These churches are entirely built in fir tree wood and sometimes in yew wood. Tiles are also wooden-built, they are cleverly overlapped to guarantee waterproof. Nails used to build churches are also wooden-built, using the assembling technique called “mortise tenon”. I was really moved by the churches beauty and the atmosphere prevailing there. Unfortunately, many buildings do not exist anymore. They were burnt down during the Soviet domination(!)