Weird & Wonderful Pictures Of The Week - 22 March 2013

1. World's longest designer dress

The world’s longest designer dress has been created by British fashion designer Henry Holland. Picture: Trinity Leeds

2. World's longest designer dress

Check out the scale of the dress! Picture: Trinity Leeds

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3. The speed of light

Hundreds of joggers got together in Manchester this week to demonstrate the speed of light. The runners all wore special suits with LED lights attached. As you can see, the effect was amazing!

4. David Bowie exhibition

The David Bowie exhibition at the V&A Museum in London has become the museum's fastest selling event ever. Named David Bowie Is, it spans his fifty years in show business, bringing together photographs, clothes, hand-written lyrics and album artwork for the first time.

5. David Bowie Is exhibition

'Ground control to Major Tom!'

6. St Patrick's Day parade

Street performers bring a bit of colour to the St Patrick's Day parade through Belfast city centre.

7. St Patrick's Day in Belfast

Performers bring the sunshine on a rainy day at the St. Patrick's Day parade in Belfast

8. Sheep in the snow

'Brrr... We mean... Baaa!' Sheep in the snow on the Antrim hills, on St Patrick's Day.

9. HMS Belfast on St Patrick's Day

HMS Belfast is lit green on the Thames for Tourism Ireland's St. Patrick's Day celebrations and to mark the ship's 75th anniversary in London. Stunning.

10. St Patrick's Day in Dublin

Now that's flying the flag! A woman wears false eyelashes with an Irish flag pattern during Dublin's St Patrick's Day parade.

11. St Patrick's Day in Germany

It seems like everyone in the world loves St Patrick's Day! Here, a man plays a flute at the St. Patrick's Day parade in Munich, Germany.

12. Cheltenham races

Giddy up! Age of Glory, ridden by Brian Bunyan (right), rides to victory in the St Patrick Day Derby last during Cheltenham Festival.

13. Cheltenham Gold Cup winners

The winner takers it all! Bobs Worth, who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2013, poses with trainer Nicky Henderson and the trophy.

14. Yayoi Kusama at the Design Museum

A mannequin of designer Yayoi Kusama with part of her Louis Vuitton collection at a press view for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year 2013, with judge Griff Rhys at London's Design Museum.

15. Ballet dancers

Scottish Ballet dancers Remi Andreoni and Sophie Laplane brave the cold ahead of the production of Matthew Bourne's Highland Fling.

16. Inaugral mass at the Vatican

Strangely beautiful scenes at the inaugural mass of newly-elected Pope Francis held at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican.

17. Edible treasure chest

Yum! Sasha Eyre looks at an edible treasure chest deigned by Ms. Cake Head, who has created a Hansel and Gretel inspired edible wonderland. Is anyone else feeling hungry now?

18. Spider crab

Meet Big Daddy, the Japanese Spider crab. No wait, come back...

19. Snow trek

Three teams are getting ready to take on the South Pole Allied Challenge Expedition by training in Iceland. We'd rather them than us!

20. Half moon at the Vatican

Just beautiful: the moon is seen behind a dome of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

21. Blue ladies

Spot the difference! Cabaret artist Tricity Vogue stands next to Vladimir Tretchikoff's Chinese Girl, which inspired her look. The painting will go on sale during Bonhams' South African art sale on March 20th and will be sold for an estimated £300,000 to £500,000.

22. Rembrandt's self portrait

Staff hang a recently confirmed self-portrait of Rembrandt discovered at Buckland Abbey, Devon.

23. Jae Jae the tiger

There's no place like home! Jae Jae looks at his new home as the opening of the new Tiger enclosure at London Zoo.

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Weird & Wonderful Pictures Of The Week - 22 March 2013