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See how a 741-ton church inched 3 miles across its Swedish city after a dramatic 2-day trek

A 113-year-old wooden church in Sweden successfully reached holy ground after a dramatic two-day trek. Incredible photos of ...

This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town

The Kiruna Church is being moved this week along a three-mile route east as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening ...

Sweden’s treasured century-old Arctic church reborn after two-day move across town

A landmark Swedish church arrived yesterday at its new home after a two-day move across the Arctic town of Kiruna, in a move ...
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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 ...
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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.
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A century-old church in Sweden relocated in a two-day journey

The exceptional engineering feat tells the story of the radical urban transformation of the Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna, which is being entirely relocated.
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Sweden Church Relocation

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf speaks to media next to the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called ...

Photos: Driving a Century-Old Church Down the Road

In Kiruna, Sweden, a huge 113-year-old Sami-style Lutheran church was just transported three miles (five kilometers) from its original site. Kiruna Church was relocated as part of a years-long project ...