WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction. Life's a BEECH for worshipers at this church that is now POPLAR with foreign tourists since being SPRUCED up after locals PINED for a revamp in recent years. Thanks to the carpentry genius of her creators this 123-foot-tall church complex is held together only by wooden rivets without a nail in sight. The Russian Orthodox Church buildings called Kizhi Pogost are 150-miles east of the Russian border with Finland. The impressive domes of the pair of churches tower over the surrounding countryside and were designed to attract the Christian community of this remote wilderness to one spot on a small island called Kizhi on the waters of Lake Onega. Kizhi Pogost is such a rare example of religious architecture that the site it was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1990…
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
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WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .