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by nathell 1492 days ago
In 1962, the church of Mary’s Nativity in Warsaw, Poland, was moved by 21 metres to make room for widening of the nearby major thoroughfare [0]. It was the first moving-of-a-church operation in Europe.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity_of_the_...

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I assume it was essentially rebuild in the new position right?
No, it was moved. Essentially slided on six purpose-built rails in a three-hours-long operation.