'The Great Church Walk': Historic Swedish church moves to allow mine expansion
A Swedish Lutheran church dating from 1912 sets off Tuesday on remote-controlled flatbed trailers to find a new home five kilometres away from its original location in the Arctic town of Kiruna. The logistical feat of the church's displacement – to make way for the expansion of Europe's largest underground mine – has attracted widespread interest and sparked a live TV show.
A Swedish Lutheran church dating from 1912 sets off Tuesday on remote-controlled flatbed trailers to find a new home five kilometres away from its original location in the Arctic town of Kiruna. The logistical feat of the church's displacement – to make way for the expansion of Europe's largest underground mine – has attracted widespread interest and sparked a live TV show.
