Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi-Sweden)
The Icehotel (styled as ICEHOTEL) in the village of Jukkasjärvi, about 17 km from Kiruna, Sweden, erected each year from December and April, was the world's first ice hotel,first opening in 1990.
The entire hotel is made out of snow and ice blocks taken from the Torne River.
When the temperature drops and the snow guns start humming on the Torne River shore, usually in mid-November, the building process begins.
When completed, the hotel features a bar, church, main hall, reception area and rooms and suites for over 100 guests to sit and sleep on blocks of sculpted ice in the form of chairs and beds.
There is also warm accommodation available next to the hotel.
The Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is known to be the biggest hotel of ice and snow in the world, spanning over some 6 000 m2.
Each suite is unique and the architecture of the hotel is changed each year, as it is rebuilt from scratch.
When spring comes, everything melts away and returns to the Torne River. The Icehotel only exists between December and April, and has been listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Sweden.
from wiki
Some of the 2009 Designs
The Main Hall (Crystal Hall)
ABSOLUT ICEBAR
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