The church of Kiruna is pictured in 2021, before its relocation. Designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sami indigenous hut, it was inaugurated in 1912. It was once voted “the most beautiful (pre-1950s) building in Sweden”. But just like the town of Kiruna, the church is threatened by Kiruna's mine: the world's largest underground iron ore mine, owned by Swedish state-owned company LKAB. The mine, which opened in 1900, has created a geological instability that is forcing the arctic town of Kiruna to relocate, little by little. Kiruna Church will be relocated three kilometers east o
The church of Kiruna is pictured in 2021, before its relocation. Designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sami indigenous hut, it was inaugurated in 1912. It was once voted “the most beautiful (pre-1950s) building in Sweden”. But just like the town of Kiruna, the church is threatened by Kiruna's mine: the world's largest underground iron ore mine, owned by Swedish state-owned company LKAB. The mine, which opened in 1900, has created a geological instability that is forcing the arctic town of Kiruna to relocate, little by little. Kiruna Church will be relocated three kilometers east of the old town in 2026.
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