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‘The Ice Library of Wonders’, a 200 tonne ice sculpture on the shores of Lake Baikal in the Russia town of Baikalsk, was unveiled on Sunday. A massive labyrinth of ice walls, the ice library features work by some of the world's best ice artists. The walls of the structure are formed of ice blocks, each block symbolising an open book in the library. The blocks, or books, have been inscribed with dreams and wishes submitted by real people from all over the world. So far, over a thousand dreams have been submitted online and carved into the ice. Phrases inscribed on the blocks of the wondrous ice library come in various languages including Russian, Ukrainian, German, English, Chinese and French. The Ice Library will stand until spring when it will melt, along with the inscribed dreams, back into Lake Baikal, where the dreams will intermingle with the waters of the deepest and most voluminous lake in the world. Unveiled for the first time this year, ‘The Ice Library of Wonders’ will be added to the Russian calendar as an annual festival.
Podolsk (Russia), Dec 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (camera: Maxim Shipenkov) Russia celebrates the Christmas festival of ice sculptures 'Fairy Tales of Planet Earth' in Podolsk, on the outskirts of Moscow.
Madrid, Apr 20, EFE, (Camera: Raúl García).- Madrid will close the morgue situated in the Palacio de Hielo ice rink on Wednesday, the first facility of its kind in the region to accommodate the dead following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. FOOTAGE OF THE PALACIO DE HIELO ICE RINK IN MADRID, SPAIN
Most people have heard of drifting competitions, when drivers purposefully slide their cars around corners, but drifting has a cooler and more dangerous cousing - ice drifting. One of Russia's most popular ice drifting competitions is called Ice Drift Madness, and it takes place in the Irkutsk Region around the end of January. Two vehicles drive super close to one another and slide through turns on an icy course, with points awarded for maximum angle of the car during the turn and the closeness of the vehicles during the maneuver.
Intricate ice sculptures line the exhibits of Ice World, a spectacular show featuring hand-carved ice masterpieces of iconic landmarks from across the world. This year's theme featured Charlie the Bear visiting major cities, including Berlin, London, Paris, Moscow, Rome, New York, and many others. The exhibit can be found at the Erlebnis-Dorf amusement park near Berlin.
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