Diamonds are an Architect's Best Friend

摘要

Yakutsk, Siberia as tourist attraction? At 61.5 degrees N, and averaging temperatures as low as -40F in midwinter? Don't laugh. With the anticipated completion of the World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum in 2010, Yakutsk could well pop up as a definite travel destination for those who have been everywhere else, and even for some of those who haven't. Actually, Yakutsk does already have a Permafrost Museum, an underground research chamber beneath the earth's frozen crust which can be visited upon request.