In protest, they built a snow church so they could worship closer to home. The new church is made from 49,000 cubic feet of snow and can seat 200 people. But there’s one problem with the structure.

After weeks of preparation, the people of Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany, have opened a small Catholic church built entirely of snow and ice. The snow church is part of a long-tradition in ...

MITTERFIRMIANSREUT, Germany - A church built entirely of ice and snow has opened in Bavaria — a century after villagers first built a snow church in an act of protest.

A church built entirely of ice and snow has opened in Bavaria – a century after villagers first built a snow church in an act of protest. The church at Mitterfirmiansreut, near the Czech border ...

MITTERFIRMIANSREUT, Germany — A church built entirely of ice and snow has opened in Bavaria — a century after villagers first built a snow church in an act of protest.

MITTERFIRMIANSREUT, Germany (AP) - A 54-foot-long church built entirely of ice and snow has opened in Bavaria. The church at Mitterfirmiansreut, near the Czech border, is made up of 49,000 cubic ...

His village in Siberia didn't have a church, so Alexander Batyokhtin spent two months building a church entirely out of snow. He worked on it every day, even when it was 20 degrees below zero outside.

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