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It is almost imperceptible, yet a church, considered one of the most beautiful monuments in Sweden, advances by 500 meters every hour. Thanks to a structure supported by dozens of wheels, the building of 672 tons, 40 meters wide can take on a single road enlarged for the occasion. It is an exceptional trip that interests the whole world. The event is so grand that it is filmed live. This day is expected for a little more than 20 years in Kiruna.…
Centuries-old church weighing 672 TONNES moved 5km in stunning relocation project
An historic church is moving three miles along a road in Sweden in a major relocation project to save it from ground subsidence.Kiruna Church, located in the far north of the country, has been carefully travelling down an Arctic road in its entirety to its new home since Tuesday.The 113-year-old church has moved at a speed of half a kilometre per hour during its relocation to protect its wooden walls from subsidence and the expansion of the worl…
Mine blasts cause greater vibrations than moving the church
How, and why, they moved a 713-tonne church 5km in Sweden - Global Construction Review
The Swedish city of Kiruna, which is gradually shuffling itself 5km to the east to make way for an expanding iron ore mine, this week celebrated the successful journey made by one of its most treasured architectural landmarks – the 113-year-old iconic Kiruna Church. The King of Sweden was among thousands who came to watch the two-day operation, dubbed “The Great Church Walk”. Sweden’s most northerly city with a population of 17,000, Kiruna sit…
In Kiruna, Sweden, a church weighing almost 700 tons is transferred, with worldwide media interest. The action evokes memories: 18 years ago, the church of Emmaus rolled from Heuersdorf to Borna – with the same moving company.
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