NUMBER of 2-ton blocks of ice needed to construct the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, SWEDEN, north of the Arctic Circle. Workers harvest the ice from the frozen Torne River and use it to build everything—from the floors, walls, and ceilings to the furniture inside. Only about 800 people live in the town, but thousands of visitors stay in the frozen hotel every winter.
Sources: Clad News; Biveros Bulletin