Lukov - Venécia

Location: Prešovský kraj, okres Bardejov, Lukov

GPS: N49°17'30'' E21°4'32''

The Greek Catholic wooden church of St Cosmo and Damian.

The Greek Catholic wooden church of St Cosmo and Damian from 1708 and 1709. It is the log structure consisting of three parts built on stone masonry. The architectural particularity of this church is the overhanging attic on pillars around the building. It is also the only church in Slovakia with a cellar.

Baroque elements prevail in its interior. The majority of pieces in the iconostas are from the 18th century, but it also contains icons of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Source: Vydavateľstvo Dajama