Koptelovo, near Ekaterinburg

Traditional village in Western Siberia. The first pic is of a small chapel with a natural spring underneath. You can see the wood pipe and channel with the flow from the spring at the bottom of the picture. Springs are considered special gifts of God, and it is why the town was founded here in the 1630s. The second and third pics are long views of the village and surrounding area. The last 3 pics are of Babushka Katya's house, said to be the oldest remaining house, built in the 1630s (that's not a typo). What's amazing is everything you can see is original except the metal roof and the windows. The last owner was Babushka Katya who moved out in the 1970s at over 90 years old.Read more