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…
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From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
