Russian Wooden Highscraper
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This one is really strange. It is a wooden multi-stored building. It looks like a real skyscraper in Arkhangelsk city. All the houses in the town are mainly two- three- stored and here it stands - a twelve stored wooden tower, more than 120 ft high (38 metres).
There is not elevator and you can reach the top of the building climbing by a carved wooden stairs.
The building can be seen from all the town. The city authorities claim that the building spoils the town view and demand to reduce it by… 10 stores. But he refuses. He really likes his creation and most of the local people think that it looks nice.
submitted by Timo
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I am wondering how he heats it - or if he heats it all or just part of it. A fire could be especialy catastrophic with that structure.
Wow. I wish we could get a tour of the inside.
The builder can make money on organising tours to the “highscraper”. But it could be not enough tough to resist a group of people
Great place to shoot a vampire movie.
where’s the town view to be spoiled?
I like this kind of architecture. It has a unique style. There was a tradition of building such things long ago in the past.
That can’t be structurly safe.
Just wait until the wood worm sets in and/or a storm.
For me looks like from „Thorgal” comics
Man o man, that looks like a Castle Grande. I like it.
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That can’t be structurly safe….
Who cares ?
id live in it.
3K: Thorgal, what a great comic…
maybe the people who live there…?
Bishop Brennan, never heard “paint” or “varnish”?
Looks badass in the mist like that.
i’m sorry, but how does that look like a real skyscraper?
Amazing, wonder how sturdy it is.
That’s gonna fall down any day now..
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It looks like a scene from Myst or Riven. I love it.
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great church !
I like those.
And they last sometimes longer than a common 1-family-house in USofA
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“All surrounding houses in the town usually have two or three stories” - that’s not quite right (I live in Arkhangelsk). This building is located in the relatively small old town (far away from the center of the city)- that’s why it’s surrounded with one(two)-storey houses. So it has nothing to do with city skyline (the city itself is located on the other bank of the river).
In fact, it doesn’t look too high, but no doubt, its wooden structure make it somewhat unique. They say the owner of this “skyscraper” has build it illegally or something… Anyway, it’s funny to look at it but I would desire to have an appartment in this building. Too dangerous
I meant “I would NOT”
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It looks cool, but it looks crooked(not vertical)!!
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It’s beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Are you sure you’re not making this up?
coooooooool!!!!!!!!!!111i’d like live in that magic building…
Wooden architecture is traditional for Russian North.
Here is Livejournal community (russian language) with tons of pictures. http://community.livejournal.com/ru_woodarch/
You should also see the famous Kizhi place.
http://kizhi.karelia.ru/architecture/architec_en/e_frames.htm
You’re missing out here friends
It’s not a building. It’s a dream.
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I was born on January 18, 1974 I’m a female I’m only a 34 yrs old my cell phone is 709 861 7279 my home address P0 Box 355 Port Au Choix, NFLD Canada A0K 4C0 I love biggest buildings too much I love big cities too much
They destroyded this building yesterday.
BEATIFUL
EXUSE ,,,,BEAUTIFUL
SORRY, I,VE READ THE COMMENT BY STARSHII AFTER I’VE WRITE “BEAUTIFUL”,SO I MUST TELL TO THE DESTROYERS WHAT ARE VERY STUPID ,,
yes..it does not exist…it was not a church but a living house..not ready but it survived several years..those who think wood worms would destroy it - we have wooden houses in the north of russia and they are pretty safe even 100 years later..if you cut the wood in a proper time in a proper place,,but this building is now in our memory(((
very interesting pictures. I like especially the wooden phone.
This is awesome. They don’t build them like they used to
what a to testimony the spirit of the individual. Give this man a wooden medal. May he continue to stand tall above the mediocracy !!!!
what a testimony to the creative spirit of the individual. Give this man a wooden medal. Long may he stand out proud and tall above the mediocracy.
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very interesting pictures ..:D
I love it!
It looks like the Weasleys’ house!
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