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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
by polemic 11y ago
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-birdcages-move-2010083108#axzz43TUujHcd http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/time-lapse-video-of-birdcage...
Pricy, but I'm glad they kept the landmark.
- bnjm 11y agoThey 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/Training-all-eyes-on-shifting-a-hotel http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/9054381...