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Cluny Abbey - France

FRANCE BURGUNDY SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) - CLUNY. THE VAULTED WOODEN ROOF STRUCTURE OF THE FLOUR MILL AT CLUNY ABBEY DATES FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 13TH CENTURY AND IS A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF MEDIEVAL ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Family members lift a wooden wardrobe while assembling a temporary structure in an encampment in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]World Exposition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, April 24 Kyodo - A parade is held under the Grand Ring wooden structure as part of Turkey's National Day event at the World Exposition in Osaka on April 23, 2025. (Kyodo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

A parade is held under the Grand Ring wooden structure as part of Turkey's National Day event at the World Exposition in Osaka on April 23, 2025.

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Ball-catching project at Grand Ring of World Exposition

About 400 people pose for a photo at the site of the upcoming 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 4, 2025, after participating in a ball-catching project in which they caught a ball while standing 5 meters apart from one another around the expo's iconic Grand Ring -- 2 kilometers in circumference -- recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

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Ball-catching project at Grand Ring of World Exposition

About 400 people pose for a photo at the site of the upcoming 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 4, 2025, after participating in a ball-catching project in which they caught a ball while standing 5 meters apart from one another around the expo's iconic Grand Ring -- 2 kilometers in circumference -- recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

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Hanging Temple - China

Tourists visit the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province, on Feb. 28, 2025. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The temple is located in a deep valley, and the body of the building hangs from the side of a cliff under a prominent peak, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Chenguang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanging Temple - China

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025 shows the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The temple is located in a deep valley, and the body of the building hangs from the side of a cliff under a prominent peak, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Chenguang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanging Temple - China

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025 shows the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The temple is located in a deep valley, and the body of the building hangs from the side of a cliff under a prominent peak, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Chenguang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanging Temple - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025 shows the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The temple is located in a deep valley, and the body of the building hangs from the side of a cliff under a prominent peak, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Keren/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanging Temple - China

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025 shows the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The temple is located in a deep valley, and the body of the building hangs from the side of a cliff under a prominent peak, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Photo by Xinhua/Zhan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanging Temple - China

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025 shows the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The temple is located in a deep valley, and the body of the building hangs from the side of a cliff under a prominent peak, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Photo by Xinhua/Zhan Yan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanging Temple - China

Tourists take photos in front of the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province, on Feb. 28, 2025. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its location on a sheer precipice. The structure is kept in place with wooden beams inserted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure is hidden inside the bedrock. The temple is located in a deep valley, and the body of the building hangs from the side of a cliff under a prominent peak, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Chenguang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

OSAKA, Japan, March 4 Kyodo - Hiroyuki Ishige, secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, and Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto pose on March 4, 2025, during a ceremony in the expo's iconic Grand Ring, recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records, on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Hiroyuki Ishige (C), secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, and Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto (2nd from L) pose on March 4, 2025, during a ceremony in the expo's iconic Grand Ring, recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records, on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto speaks during a ceremony on March 4, 2025, in the 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring, recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records, on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring, just completed on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka, which was recognized in March as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring, just completed on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka, which was recognized in March as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Hiroyuki Ishige (C), secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, and Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto (R) pose on March 4, 2025, during a ceremony in the expo's iconic Grand Ring, recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records, on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April. (Kyodo)

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the interior of the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the interior of the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2025, shows the Grand Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, completed the same day on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The event begins in April.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 1 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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[Breaking News]Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (2nd from L) visits the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2024. The structure, now under construction, is scheduled for completion in February 2025, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) visits the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2024. The structure, now under construction, is scheduled for completion in February 2025, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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BOJ chief visits Osaka Expo site

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (R) visits the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2024. The structure, now under construction, is scheduled for completion in February 2025, ahead of the expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto poses for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 13, 2024, after a ceremony marking the completion of part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure he designed to symbolize the expo. Held on an artificial island where the expo will take place, the ceremony celebrated a milestone ahead of the structure's full completion in February 2025, in time for the six-month world event's kickoff in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The wooden part of the ring, about 2 kilometers in circumference, was completed in August, with the rest of the structure planned to be completed in February 2025 ahead of the start in April 2025 of the six-month world event.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto speaks to the press on Sept. 13, 2024, after a ceremony marking the completion of part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure he designed to symbolize the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan. Held on an artificial island where the expo will take place, the ceremony celebrated a milestone ahead of the structure's full completion in February 2025, in time for the six-month world event's kickoff in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The wooden part of the ring, about 2 kilometers in circumference, was completed in August, with the rest of the structure planned to be completed in February 2025 ahead of the start in April 2025 of the six-month world event.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

People pose for a photo on Sept. 13, 2024, to mark the completion of the wooden part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The entire structure is planned to be completed in February 2025, with the six-month world event set to kick off in mid-April 2025.

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