The Hanging Stone is a 500 ton granite rock located in the Ergaki Nature Park in Southern Siberia. It hangs on the precipice of a cliff 1,000 metres above Lake Raduzhnoye (meaning Rainbow).
The legend of the stone is believed to have come from the Turkic peoples and Sayan aborigines who proclaim: when the stone falls, the world shall come to its end.
Some also believe the stone represents the beating heart of the human figure formed by the ridge on which it is situated.
It's visited by 120 thousand tourists per year, some of which have attempted to dislodge the rock... to little avail. Even with winches and jacks to assist, all efforts are fruitless at disturbing the stone's mighty slumber.
The Hanging Stone - Висячий камень