'Ice mosque' to be built near Sweden's Ice Hotel

[rug]

The highly popular church built near the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi in Northern Sweden might soon be joined by an ice mosque by next winter, if all goes according to plan.

“We are open to everything and we practice freedom of religion here in Jukkasjärvi,” said Yngve Bergqvist, CEO of Icehotel, to local paper Norrländska Socialdemokraten (NSD).

Every year the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, in northern Sweden, builds a church in pure ice that is later gifted to the Church of Sweden during a service on Boxing Day.

The ice church has proved a successful way to reach out to the community and draw in a new crowd. According to NSD, 150 couples from all over the world are married at the church yearly.

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Here's the interior of the existing church.

[sk2020]

1. Hmm...

Sounds like an idea to attract rich middle eastern tourists to get married there.

[struggle4progress]

2. "Pick-Up Lines that Really Work at the Ice Hotel Bar" might be a great coffee-table book

[rug]

3. "Is it that cold or are you just excited to see me?"

[Taverner]

4. Sounds like a great way to get frostbite on your feet