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nathell
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In 1962, the church of Mary’s Nativity in Warsaw, Poland, was moved by 21 metres to make room for widening of the nearby major thoroughfare [0]. It was the first moving-of-a-church operation in Europe.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity_of_the_...
mateo1
on May 11, 2022
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I assume it was essentially rebuild in the new position right?
nathell
on May 12, 2022
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No, it was moved. Essentially slided on six purpose-built rails in a three-hours-long operation.
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[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity_of_the_...