The famous Church of Kiruna, Sweden, began a historic two -day change to a new place. The building needed to be relocated due to the expansion of the largest iron mine in the world.
Weighing 672 tons and 113 years of history, the church was carefully raised from its foundations and placed in a trailer made especially for this transport. Although the journey is short, with only five kilometers, dozens of people followed the movement, impressed by the operation.
After years of planning, the emblematic church of Kiruna, Sweden, started a two -day trip to a new place. The goal is to save the building that was in an expansion zone of the largest iron mine in the world. The workers have already raised the church of 600 tons…
– SIC News (@sicnoticias)
Sweden transfers 113-year-old Kiruna Church, a 672 tonne wooden landmark, to 5 km away to protect it from the expansion of the iron ore mine.
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– Ariel Góes (@cara_zeus)