Ep. 178 - Moved: The Landmarks, Buildings & Entire Towns That Were Physically Relocated

<p>What do a 3,000-year-old Egyptian temple, the London Bridge, a 200-foot lighthouse, and an entire Swedish mining town have in common? They were all picked up and moved.</p><p>This week, Jeremy and Amy dig into the true stories behind history&#39;s most audacious relocations: how UNESCO cut Abu Simbel into massive blocks and rebuilt it on higher ground to escape the flooding of the Aswan Dam; how the London Bridge ended up spanning a channel in Lake Havasu City, Arizona; how engineers moved the 4,800-ton Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 2,900 feet inland to save it from the sea; and how Kiruna, Sweden is in the middle of a decades-long move — church, homes and all — because the ground beneath it is literally collapsing.</p><p>____________________________________</p><p>S04 Ep178</p><p>____________________________________</p><p>Connect with us on social media: </p><p>Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow</p><p>Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr</p><p>Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler</p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.fullmetaltraveler.com/">⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/</a></p>