The historic wooden church of Kiruna in Sweden moves to a new spot to extend Europe’s largest mine

The impressive church of the red wood in Kiruna in northern Sweden today began to move towards a new spot, a symbolic stage in moving the entire city to allow Europe to be expanded. Kiruna, considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Sweden, is a Lutheran church built in 1912 and weighs 672 tonnes. It was placed on a remote controlled, towing platform and moves very slowly: 500 meters per hour. Her journey was blessed by the bishop of what Nistrome and the priest Lena Tiarnberg. The church is expected to reach its destination, 5 kilometers away from where it was so far, tomorrow Wednesday, in the eye of more than 10,000 people in addition to 18,000 people in the city who have gathered behind security railings. Among them will be King Carl Gustav. Swedish television will directly broadcast all the move with thirty cameras that have been placed along the route. A 113-YEAR-Old Church in […]
Source: News Beast

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