700-ton church raised and rolled 3 miles in amazing feat of engineering

700-ton church raised and rolled 3 miles in amazing feat of engineering

Kiruna Church was moved at a speed of just 0.5 km (0.31 miles) per hour over two days

Sweden’s historic Kiruna Church needed to be relocated due to an expanding iron ore mine in the area. Rather than demolishing it or trying to carefully disassemble it for the move, the decision was made to simply jack it up and wheel it across town.

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Category: Architecture, Technology

Tags: Building and Construction, Church, Engineering, Kiruna, Sweden