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		polemic on March 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Massive Zurich building completes 19-hour trip (20... Less impressive, but they moved a historic tavern in Auckland, NZ, recently to make way for a cut & cover motorway tunnel. http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/time-lapse-video-of-birdcage... Pricy, but I'm glad they kept the landmark.

bnjm on March 20, 2016 [–]

They moved the Museum Art Hotel in Wellington in 1993. At 3000 tonnes it's half the weight of the Zurich building, but they moved it 120m, which is twice as far. Pretty impressive!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/9054381...

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