High relationship: 484 centimeters of beautiful, but tragic love (8 photos)

These people did not have to dress pretentiously or twirl on complex hairstyles on the head, so as not to go unnoticed in the crowd.





After all, their feature, feature and curse was growth.



Baby Anna does not dare to call the baby. After all the baby appeared in the family of an ordinary couple of average height, and weighed more than 7 kg. At the age of 6, the girl caught up with her mother, and at 15, Anna Haining Swan's height exceeded 2 meters.

However, this was not the limit. And the girl has grown to a record 243 cm, and was quite proportionately folded. With such input data, the circus became a reasonable solution. In 1862 the girl took famous Taylor Barnum's suggestion. Started to earn demonstrating themselves a lot of money, and in between performances took music and literature lessons.



The audience loved the artist who communicated with the audience friendly and never showed irritation or displeasure. Growth did not interfere with Swan. Except one case. in New York The Barnum Museum caught fire. It happened on July 13, 1865. Because of growth and fullness Anna could not get out on her own - too narrow there were windows, and the stairs were already engulfed in flames. Employees I had to break part of the wall and lower the girl down the rope. With this, barely managed two dozen men. After all, Anna weighed about 180 kg.

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After a little rest from the experienced home, Swan went to tour with the circus. And met her love. Martin van Buuren Bates up to the age of seven he was an ordinary boy and did nothing different from peers. And then suddenly began to grow rapidly. up to before his height reached 232 (according to other sources 241) cm.

Martin worked at the school, then went to the front. back, decided not to pursue a career as a teacher, but to go to the circus - more profitable case.






Anna's manager, seeing Martin on tour, literally heard the crunch of bills. After all, a couple of giants will allow you to earn twice as much money. And lured the artist. They began to portray a couple, and then didn't have to show. The artists were warm to each other feelings and in 1871 they legalized the relationship. The ceremony was attended Queen Victoria herself, who presented the newlyweds with a gold watch.



The couple built a house that matched their dimensions. For happiness was everything, but the life of the giant spouses was overshadowed by a double tragedy. The firstborn of Anna and Martin - the girl was born dead. Heartbroken parents tried again. The second baby - the boy was also very large. And doctors had to build improvised forceps from improvised materials. Since giving birth to a giantess on her own is not could, and ordinary obstetric forceps were small for a large child.

The boy was pulled out with difficulty with a rope. But damaged neck, and the poor man died a few hours later. The baby entered the book Guinness World Records as the largest newborn (height 76 cm and weight 10.5 kg). It is clear that this fact did not console the heartbroken parents.

To recover and distract themselves, Martin and Anna time toured. Then they finally settled at home and led as much as possible closed lifestyle.

In 1888, the woman died, not having lived a couple of days before 42nd anniversary. The life of the giantess was taken away by consumption. The funeral of the artist had to postpone, because the undertaker made a regular coffin, counting the measurements, that Martin gave him were wrong.



The widower married a second time after some time. The chosen one was a woman of ordinary height. Martin lived with his second wife until his death and passed away at the advanced age of 82 years, which for people with such pathologies is a rarity.