Team Crereco, a Japanese idol group, performs in front of an ice statue of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan on Wednesday. The week-long festival features 198 statues and attracts two million visitors.
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Visitors look at ice sculptures during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival started with a total of 198 snow statues on…
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The huge snow statue entitled “Winter Sports Paradise, Hokkaido” is lit up during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival started with…
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Sapporo, Japan. 4th February 2014 — Ice sculpture called The Palace of Heart, which features ice statues of fairies that are making and carrying hearts, symbolising feelings – Ice Sculptures…
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Visitors pose in front of an ice sculpture of the Palace of the Heart during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival…
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Modeled after India’s Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah
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Visitors look at ice sculptures during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival started with a total of 198 snow statues on…
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Modeled after India’s Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah
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Sapporo, Japan. 4th February 2014 — Ice sculpture of the Mausoleum of Itmad-Ud-Daulah, which was built in the 1620s and is in the city of Agra – Ice Sculptures went…
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Modeled after Taiwan’s National Palace Museum
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Sapporo, Japan. 4th February 2014 — Ice sculpture of the characters from Japanese TV programme ‘Be Ponkikkiizu which marks its 40th anniversary this year. It features Gachapin, Mukku, and a…
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Sapporo, Japan. 4th February 2014 — Ice sculpture called “Winter Sports Paradise, Hokkaido” features the winter sports athletes cheering the Japanese team to victory at the Sochi Olympic Games –…
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Sapporo, Japan. 4th February 2014 — Ice sculpture of racehorses – Ice Sculptures went on display and were illuminated ahead of the opening of the 65th Sapporo Snow Festival 2014…
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Modeled after Malaysia’s Sultan Abdul Samad Building
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Huge snow sculptures are lit up during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival started with a total of 198 snow statues on display….
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Modeled after India’s Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah
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Modeled after Taiwan’s National Palace Museum
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A woman poses beside the large snow sculpture entitled “Winter O-Mo-Te-Na-Shi” or winter hospitality, which came from Japan’s Tokyo Olympic bid committee ambassador Christel Takigawa’s final presentation in Argentine during…
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Modeled after Malaysia’s Sultan Abdul Samad Building
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Malaysia’s national flag is hoisted next to an 18-metre high and 28-metre-wide snow statue of the Sultan Abdul Samad building at situated at Malaysia square, during the 65th annual Sapporo…
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Children play on a snow slide during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival started with a total of 198 snow statues on display….
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Tourists visit a huge snow statue entitled “Winter Sports Paradise, Hokkaido” during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival started with a total of…
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Visitors walk beside a snow statue of “Hello Kitty” (R) during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on February 5, 2014. The week-long festival started with a total of 198…
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Japanese workers construct a copy of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, which stands in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Sultan Abdul Samad Building, which stands in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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