in Cape Vyatlina in the Russian Far East,
built 155 stone towers in celebration of the city’s 155th anniversary,
many of these original towers, some up to 3.5-meters-tall, were destroyed by the collapse of a nearby grotto, but all was not lost,
locals and tourists took it upon themselves to restore them
and even add to their number, today, there are several hundreds of these
hand-stacked stone towers covering the beach at Cape Vyatlina and building
them has become somewhat of a superstition,
it is
said that building a stone tower at Cape Vyatlina can make your greatest wish
come true, so it’s no surprise that stacking stones has become a tradition
among visitors to this remote place, Denis Gorbunov, organizer of the project ‘Stone Towers of the
City by the Sea‘, the event that kickstarted the stone tower tradition at Cape
Vyatlina in 2015, recently told Russian website Vestiprim how happy he was that his simple idea turned
into something so beautiful,
“My friend Artem Tarasov gathered his friends and they went there every day,” Gorbunov said. “And they built a new tower every day. They built three large towers on the left Bank. They built three of the tallest towers on the left bank – probably 3 – 3.5 meters – and then people started visiting them, taking photos and building their own towers. Then we started seeing posts and photos of the ‘stone towers’ on social media. And somehow everything has grown to today’s level. It is very nice that a simple idea turned into such a beautiful project.” photography by Kisenia Antolievna/Instagram,what a unusual place to visit, as it happens we mention another artist that balances stones just 3 weeks ago, Michael Grab, I am guessing he would be more than welcome in Cape Vyatlina!
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