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…
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
The Royal Mail moggy, who is now facing eviction from the premises – MEET the Royal Mail moggy facing eviction from the sorting room by an ‘elf n’ safety diktat .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
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A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
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A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .