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Kieran Guilbert

EXPLAINED: Historic swedish church transported on trailers to avoid being swallowed by mine | Rare Historical Photos

A landmark church in Sweden is being relocated intact on a giant trailer to save it from being damaged by the expansion of the world’s largest underground iron ore mine.

The 113-year-old Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved this week along a 5-kilometre route east to a new home as part of the town's relocation in Sweden's far north.

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