Environmental Graffiti

Seven Gigantic Rock Figures Rising from Beneath the Urals

Bursting out of a plateau in a remote region of the Ural Mountains, like the gnarled fingers of some giant subterranean monster, the seven rock formations of Manpupuner in the Komi Republic are as veiled in mystery as they sometimes are in snowstorms. Known as the “7 strong men”, these gargantuan stone towers are considered one of the Seven Wonders of Russia, and with its air of inscrutability, Manpupuner draws visitors from across its vast country.

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5 Highest Bungee Jumps on Earth

Yet since bungee jumping became commercial at the hands of elastic-thinking New Zealand entrepreneur A J Hackett, the heights from which the man on the street can now leap with nothing but a giant rubber band attached to his ankles have just got bigger. And bigger. And bigger. Here are the highest jumps from fixed objects to date. Steel yourself for some vertiginous views.

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The Destructive Beauty of Demolitions

Out of destruction comes creation, for good or for bad. Like any living organism and everything else, a building has a life-cycle. And when that reaches its natural conclusion, work needs to be done to knock it down so the site can be used for something else – another Wal-Mart, perhaps, or a new Ikea. Yet whatever else may be raised on the grave of the structure being razed, demolition itself can be a thing of beauty.

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11 Most Suggestive Structures on Earth

Suggestive cacti, boob buildings and now phallic structures – yes, we admit, there’s something on our minds here at Environmental Graffiti. But with all that suggestive material out there on the Net, what can we do? After going through hundreds of suggestive pics, here’s our very own Top 13 of phallic buildings. It’s a dirty job but someone’s gotta do it…

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