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Sweden’s Kiruna Church Is On The Move After More Than 100 Years

The fascinating city relocation project in Kiruna, Sweden, reaches a new milestone as the iconic Kiruna Church is moved in ...
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Sweden saves historic Arctic church with massive move away from mine

The mammoth move has seen the wooden structure, weighing over 600 tons, transported on specialized trailers traveling at ...

Watch live: Sweden’s historic 600-tonne Kiruna Church begins move to new home

Watch live as an entire church in Sweden begins its move to its new home on Tuesday, 19 August. Kiruna Church is being ...

Sweden moves the historic Kiruna Church before an iron-ore mine swallows it

The Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as ...
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Why a 113-year-old, wooden church in Sweden was rolled away

Sweden's 113-year-old Kiruna Church is being transported away from a location that is sinking due to underground mining.

How Do You Move a Hundred-Year-Old Church? On Wheels, Very Slowly.

Mining in Kiruna, Sweden, has weakened the ground below a beloved church. It’s being rolled three miles to its new home.
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Kiruna Church Relocates: A Journey of Heritage and Apology in Swedish Lapland

The historic Kiruna Church in Swedish Lapland, known for its multicultural inclusivity, has been relocated due to mining ...

Sweden moves landmark Kiruna Church to new site

What has wheels and crawls along at half a kilometer an hour? A church in Sweden, of course! A convoy of remote-controlled ...