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Top 8 monuments that have been moved entirely

When you start to get tired of a building, it usually poses a problem and it is advisable to move, because it is the simplest solution. Indeed, it seems complicated if not impossible to destroy or move the building that is causing our boredom ... Well, in fact if it is possible! Proof by eight that you can just move or move a building when you want.

1. The Baltard pavilion

The Baltard pavilion was built in 1850 by Victor Baltard (it is a big coincidence but apparently the architect had the same name as the building, crazy not?). These were the old halls in central Paris: 12 iron and glass buildings like the Grand Palais. And then a century later in 1950 we decided that ultimately this building would be better in Rungis to accommodate the international market. Pavilion number 8 is bought by the city of Nogent. For that she dismantles it AND reassembles it in order to preserve the architectural heritage of the 19th century. Like what the monument can cross times but also cross Paris.

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2. A historic 6200-ton building moved 60 meters to Zurich

Do you think people quibble ? Yeah, I'll give you that. In this case, this three-storey building, 80 meters long, required moving its ass in order to enlarge the railway station. So yes we wanted to shave it at first but the building was still 123 years old and we thought it would be better to move it than to destroy it. So we did this the old-fashioned way, "slipping" the building on rails and the 60-metre movement took 29 hours. It was in 2012 and it was a first in Europe.

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3. The Shubert Theatre in Mineapolis

The oldest theatre in Minneapolis, now renamed Goodale Theater, has experienced quite a few upheavals since its construction in 1910. In the late 90s, the city that was undertaking many changes in the theatre district moved the theatre a block away from a quarter of a mile away. Nothing crazy. Except it took five bulldozers for 12 days to secure this beautiful trip

4. The Montgomery Hotel in San Jose

Just to give you an idea this is the 4th heaviest building ever moved. Ouch. 4,816 tons. 264 rooms. And 57 meters of displacement. For a total cost of 8.6 million. This was all part of a $ 25 million renovation to the hotel. I can't believe my taxes are paying this. I mean, no, but, well, what's the idea?

5. The lighthouse of Belle all in England

The lighthouse built in 1829 at a reasonable distance from the fleet was subsequently eroded. So we had to move the Beast. While the historic building is not so heavy compared to the other mastodonts previously referred to above, the operation of moving over 50 meters proved to be delicate. But to finance it, we had the good idea to sell tickets so that spectators could enjoy this amazing show, for a fee.

6. The temples of Abu Simbel

Well then, in the old monument type, we're on a real old monument. Built by Ramses II siouplait, the class. However, these magnificent ancestral temples made of sandstone are getting a little old. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the organization undertook in 1960 to move the temple to better protect it. So the sanctuaries were moved out of the areas threatened by the rising waters. And that was... 31,000 tons of mess to move.

7. A 2000-ton temple moved over 30 meters in China

This 130 year old Buddhist temple in Shanghai had to be moved for the simple reason that the site was so visited that it ended up running out of space. A simple movement of 30 meters was enough to provide the necessary space to ensure the safety of visitors to the temple. And contrary to what one might believe, it was not people who carried the temple at arm's length but an injection of cement in the foundations that allowed this movement.

8. The Saint-Bernard church of Clairvaux

Built in the 12th century in Spain, the fate of this church will move you to tears click to read more… This monastery which quietly led its little way for 700 years was confiscated in 1830 by Isabelle I of Spain. It was not until 1925 that it was bought in the United States by William Randolph Hearst. EXCEPT, Spain is then in the grip of an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease and therefore to avoid any contagion in the United States, we had to burn the stones dismantled from the church on delivery. EXCEPT that by dint of burning everything impossible to know how to go up the stones to build the original church. The stupid thing. It will then be necessary to wait until 1952 for these abandoned stones to find new good souls who could, finally, recompose the original building in Florida.

Source: Wikipedia article+ monument coins