This is Todaiji Temple in Japan, which is reputedly the largest wooden building in the world and houses another very large Buddha (under a roof though – how inconsiderate).

Actually, I could well believe this is indeed the biggest wooden building, as Europe’s largest wooden building would probably fit into Todaiji’s courtyard.

Thanks to Chris Westbrook who found this for us!

Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of the Incas”, is an ancient ruined city found at the top of a mountain. It was probably built around 1440 and the most impressive thing is that it’s all still there, despite being constructed with stones neatly slotted together – there’s no mortar of any sort.

You can follow the switchback road all the way down the mountain to the Urubamba River and north east to the little village of Aguas Calientes. The road is named the Hiram Bingham Highway, after the Yale archaeologist who re-discovered this site in 1911 and promptly pinched hundreds of ancient artefacts (Wikipedia.)

Thanks: Sam Tihen, Tim Finnegan, Ignacio, RoyalPineapple, Fher, Maurício R. Maurer, martin e, Quinn Kuiken, Dan T, Tim, fish, Tom Gula & eRez

Here in Medicine Hat, Canada, you couldn’t possibly miss the Saamis Teepee. Designed for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and moved here in 1991, it stands over 65 metres high – making Medicine Hat the proud owner of the world’s tallest teepee.

You just couldn’t make this stuff up could you?

Thanks to Allison.

Apparently floating on the river Spree in Berlin, the massive Molecule Man casts a striking shadow which leaves you in no doubt what it’s a sculpture of. However from ground level you really see how well the illusion is realised.

Molecule Man was designed by an American artist Jonathan Borofsky, who is better known for another of his works, Hammering Man. Seen here outside the Seattle Art Museum, Hammering Man is actually a series of sculptures installed in various cities throughout the world, and sometimes (as in Seattle) he’s motorised and hammers silently all day long.

I went looking for Hammering Man in various cities but the closest I could get to finding another one was in Frankfurt, where I think unfortunately he gets a little lost in this building’s shadow. Does anyone know where he is in New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Basel (Switzerland) or Washington D.C.?

Thanks to Adrian.

Remember a while ago when we featured the Mega Ramp – a giant skate-ramp built by professional nutter skateboarder Danny Way?

Well, here’s another location of one of his crazy stunts – The Hard Rock cafe in Las Vegas. The giant Fender Stratocaster sticking out of the building was used as the launch point for the world’s largest bomb drop where Danny jumped off the guitar, was in free fall for 28m, and then landed on the 56m tall ramp. Here’s a video of the event.