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over six incredible weeks this colossal

over six incredible weeks this colossal complex of snow and ice has risen from

complex of snow and ice has risen from

complex of snow and ice has risen from the banks of the Turner River in far

the banks of the Turner River in far

the banks of the Turner River in far northern Sweden as it has each year for

northern Sweden as it has each year for

northern Sweden as it has each year for the last decade and a half it is without

the last decade and a half it is without

the last decade and a half it is without doubt a frozen wonder of the world

thousands of tons of snow and ice

thousands of tons of snow and ice designed built and sculpted by an

designed built and sculpted by an

designed built and sculpted by an international team

it’s the biggest igloo on the planet the

it’s the biggest igloo on the planet the giant ice chandelier hanging in the main

giant ice chandelier hanging in the main

giant ice chandelier hanging in the main hall is the only feature that remains

hall is the only feature that remains

hall is the only feature that remains the same year after year

everything else is created as a unique

everything else is created as a unique piece just for this year’s Ice Hotel

piece just for this year’s Ice Hotel

piece just for this year’s Ice Hotel fiber optic and LED lighting transformed

fiber optic and LED lighting transformed

fiber optic and LED lighting transformed each room into a Fantasyland

it’s d-day in Lapland and the first

it’s d-day in Lapland and the first guests check into one of the most

guests check into one of the most

guests check into one of the most amazing hotels on the planet it’ll only

amazing hotels on the planet it’ll only

amazing hotels on the planet it’ll only be open for three months then it will

be open for three months then it will

be open for three months then it will melt before it does 12,000 guests will

melt before it does 12,000 guests will

melt before it does 12,000 guests will stay here for at least one night tens of

stay here for at least one night tens of

stay here for at least one night tens of thousands more will visit for a day this

thousands more will visit for a day this

thousands more will visit for a day this is literally a once-in-a-lifetime

is literally a once-in-a-lifetime

is literally a once-in-a-lifetime experience

experience

experience because in just a few months time all

because in just a few months time all

because in just a few months time all this would have melted to nothing

experience a bar where the drinks don’t

experience a bar where the drinks don’t come with ice they come on ice and in

come with ice they come on ice and in

come with ice they come on ice and in ice every glass is made of the same ice

ice every glass is made of the same ice

ice every glass is made of the same ice as the hotel

in the nearby ice factory the ice lathes

in the nearby ice factory the ice lathes are working full-time to create

are working full-time to create

are working full-time to create thousands of these one use only ice

thousands of these one use only ice

thousands of these one use only ice glasses in a single season around 800

glasses in a single season around 800

glasses in a single season around 800 tons of Turner River ice will be turned

tons of Turner River ice will be turned

tons of Turner River ice will be turned into these glasses nearly a million in

into these glasses nearly a million in

into these glasses nearly a million in total

they’re used then they melt just as

they’re used then they melt just as everything here will eventually melt to

everything here will eventually melt to

everything here will eventually melt to its creators the ice hotel is not so

its creators the ice hotel is not so

its creators the ice hotel is not so much a building it’s an inspiration it’s

much a building it’s an inspiration it’s

much a building it’s an inspiration it’s frozen once a year

frozen once a year

frozen once a year shines briefly then returns to nature

shines briefly then returns to nature

shines briefly then returns to nature from whence it came

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