Photo gallery: Sweden's ice hotel, a work of art for the here-and-now
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People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland is pictured on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers are seen at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland is pictured on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Guests sit in the chapel on March 10, 2012 at the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on March 10, 2012 shows a chapel at the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on March 10, 2012 shows guests in the bar of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This picture taken on March 10, 2012 shows a bed at the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
The construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland is pictured on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers are seen at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
The construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland is pictured on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Guests sit in the chapel on March 10, 2012 at the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on March 10, 2012 shows a chapel at the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on March 10, 2012 shows guests in the bar of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on March 10, 2012 shows a bed at the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. -- PHOTO: AFP
People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
People work at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on Nov 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
JUKKASJAERVI, Sweden (AFP) - In a small Arctic town in Sweden, a construction crew bundled up in heavy parkas is bustling around a building site unlike any other: a massive ice hotel is taking shape.
Armed with thick gloves and safety helmets over fur-lined hats, the builders in the northern town of Jukkasjaervi assemble two-tonne blocks of ice as if they were a large set of Lego blocks, with the end result a giant igloo with several domes, vaulted ceilings and archways.
