| When people think of log cabins, they often | | | | 500,000 hand-slit cedar roof shakes, and 166 |
| associate them with Pioneering America and in their | | | | kilometres of wooden moulding. The log cabin was |
| popular role in the United Kingdom, as a garden | | | | originally a private club and had 186 guest rooms |
| building that can be converted into anything a family | | | | contained in four wings that fanned from a hexagonal |
| may need, such as a guest room, an office, or a | | | | rotunda, with two additional wings for the dining |
| gym. | | | | room and the ballroom. The rotunda contained a |
| But there is more to the log cabin than you would | | | | six-sided fireplace that rose more than 20 metres to |
| expect. In Russia, there is the world's tallest 'log cabin' | | | | the roof! In 1970, Canadian Pacific Hotels bought |
| that used to be home to gangsters and their molls. In | | | | Château Montebello and converted it from a |
| Canada, there is the world's largest 'log cabin' that is a | | | | private club into a luxury resort opened to the public. |
| luxury hotel and has played host to Prime Ministers, | | | | In 1981, Château Montebello hosted the G7 |
| General Governors, Royalty, and actors. | | | | economic summit meeting and their leaders such as |
| The world's tallest log cabin is in Arkhangelsk, a town | | | | Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, and Pierre |
| in Russia. It looks like it was designed and built by a | | | | Trudeau. Today it is still a wonderful 'log cabin' for |
| bunch of toddlers as it stretches higgledy-piggledy | | | | guests and visitors. |
| towards the sky, but it was in fact designed and built | | | | The world's tallest and widest log cabins are unique |
| by a rich Russian gangster called Sutyagin. He started | | | | wonders, and you could create your own unique and |
| to build his log cabin in 1992 and his intention was to | | | | eye-catching log cabin for your garden, although |
| build a two-story log cabin. However, after a visit to | | | | maybe not on such a grand scale! For example, you |
| Japan and Norway, he decided he needed to utilise | | | | could have a double level cabin with a circular |
| the roof space as they had done in their house | | | | staircase up to a loft bedroom, an L-shaped log cabin |
| designs. So he added another floor, and another | | | | with a covered porch or a hexagonal shaped log |
| floor, and another…..until he had added a total | | | | cabin surrounded by a veranda. Your log cabin could |
| of 13 floors reaching 144ft! His skyscraper log cabin | | | | have garden decking that links the log cabin to your |
| was initially home to his girlfriends, 18 chief | | | | house, and lined with pots filled with country garden |
| executives of his construction company, their various | | | | flowers that bring a profusion of colour and perfume |
| molls, and himself. But times have changed and | | | | to the whole area. Outdoor window boxes would |
| Sutyagin is virtually penniless after his third prison | | | | allow flowers to bring colour to every corner of your |
| sentence. Consequently, his folly of a log cabin has | | | | log cabin. Fitted bay windows would create extra |
| fallen into disrepair and only his wife and he live in | | | | space inside your log cabin and help to give it a |
| four rooms on the ground floor of the log cabin. | | | | unique shape and outside window shutters would add |
| The world's largest log cabin is in Montebello, Quebec, | | | | character and privacy to your log cabin. |
| Canada. It is called Château Montebello, and it is | | | | Let your imagination flow, and take your ideas to a |
| a magnificent log cabin built in 1930 by an army of | | | | log cabin company that can help you create your |
| 3000 labourers. It was made from 10,000 logs, | | | | own unique and distinctive log cabin. |