Europe Euphoria

Nikolai Sutyagin, a one-time gangster has become a strong contender for the Guinness Book of Records. He built what is believed to be the world’s tallest wooden house. It is nothing less than ‘the eighth wonder of the world’. The house dominates the skyline of Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia’s far north-west soaring 13 floors to reach 144 ft. It’s about half the size of tower of Big Ben From a distance it bears a resemblance to a Japanese pagoda but as you draw closer it seems more like a mix between a Brobdignagian tree house and the lair of a wicked fairytale character. The Sutyagin’s house is under the threat of demolition by the city authorities. The Sutyagin house is certainly different but is it tragic, comic or amazing that someone just builds because he can. You can visit it on google earth (arkhouse) or have a look in tagzania (arkhouse).