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The cultural significance of Sweden's moving church
In a massive effort to save their beloved church the people of Kiruna moved the building, lock, stock and barrel 5 kilometres (3.1mi) down the road. It's taken a feat of engineering but there is no choice as the town and the church are on the world's largest underground iron-ore mine which is gradually swallowing them both.
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Sweden's Kiruna Church moved 5km to save town
How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of ...
The 113-year-old Kiruna Church, one of Sweden's largest wooden structures and often voted its most beautiful, had to move in ...
The historic Kiruna Church in Swedish Lapland, known for its multicultural inclusivity, has been relocated due to mining ...
Construction signs are placed outside the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called Kiruna Kyrka in ...
Watch live as an entire church in Sweden begins its move to its new home on Tuesday, 19 August. Kiruna Church is being ...
Mining in Kiruna, Sweden, has weakened the ground below a beloved church. It’s being rolled three miles to its new home.
Sweden’s Kiruna Church, a century-old landmark, will begin its two-day journey to a new site today. The move is part of a ...
A church in Sweden is being moved three miles up the road over two days, in a major operation to save it from subsidence.
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