Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi)
The Icehotel is a hotel in northern Sweden, about 17 kilometers (11 mi) from Kiruna. It is rebuilt each year with snow and ice in the village of Jukkasjärvi and is the world's first ice hotel.
| Icehotel | |
|---|---|
Icehotel Main Hall (2014) by Alessandro Falca & AnnaSofia Mååg | |
| General information | |
| Location | Jukkasjärvi, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 67°50′59″N 20°35′40″E |
| Opening | 1990 |
| Owner | Yngve Bergqvist |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 6,000 m2 (64,600 sq ft) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 55 |
| Website | |
| icehotel.com | |
After its first opening in 1990, the hotel has been rebuilt each year from December to April. The hotel, including the chairs and beds, is constructed from snow and ice blocks taken from the nearby Torne River. Artists are invited to create different rooms and decorations made of ice. The structure remains below freezing point, around −5 °C (23 °F).
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