(photograph by Dmitry Beliakov)

For the one-time gangster who built it, it is nothing less than “the eighth wonder of the world”. The less charitably disposed dismiss it as a glorified barn, fire hazard and eyesore. But on one thing everyone agrees: Nikolai Sutyagin’s home is certainly different. Dominating the skyline of Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia’s far north-west, it is believed to be the world’s tallest wooden house, soaring 13 floors to reach 144ft – about half the size of the tower of Big Ben. (via)

This is one of those weird ones. Its tragic/comic/amazing when someone just builds because he can. I love it & hope they save it although if I was a neighbour I wouldn’t be so sure. I geolocated it and you can visit it on google earth (arkhouse) or have a look in tagzania (arkhouse).