Matthias Hallin in the Viking Suite he has just finished building at the Ice Hotel Jukkasjavi in Sweden s arctic circle

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Matthias Hallin in his Viking Suite that he has just finished The waves in his tableau are made from blocks of ice and illuminated by daylight coming through ice that he has inserted into the outside wall The Ice hotel is constructed using forms which are tied together and covered in snow After being left for two days for the snow to set the forms are removed This method using forms of different sizes is used to make the rooms and corridors of the Ice Hotel Jukkasjavi in Sweden s arctic circle

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Size: 5276px × 3476px
Location: Ice Hotel, Jukkasjavi, Sweden
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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