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Inside the 40ft igloo being used as a car showroom

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Inside the 40ft igloo being used as a car showroom
Inside the 40ft igloo being used as a car showroom

A MASSIVE igloo that stands 40 feet tall is being used as a car dealership in Finland.

The humungous snow cube was designed and built for the premium electric car brand Polestar.

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This 40-foot-tall snow cube was built by Polestar as a showroom in FinlandCredit: POLESTAR

Polestar says it took 20 days to construct the cube, which is made entirely of snow and ice.

The cube is in Kansalaistori Square in Rovaniemi and was built by Frozen Innovation which specialises in building snow bars and hotels.

Some 3,000 cubic meters of snow was brought to the square on electric trucks from the nearby Ounasvaara ski resort.

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The company put up special moulds for the walls, which were then filled with snow that was compacted. 

With the walls done, the moulds were removed and the cube was made into a showroom.

The walls are two metres thick and the ceiling is domed shaped.

Inside you'll find a Polestar 2 EV and ice sculptures of various car parts made by local artists.

Polestar is using the snow cube as a place where people and come and learn about the brand and its tech.

The cube is open until 26th February 2023, but this Green company has thought about its removal too.

The cube will be broken down and the snow transported back to the place it originally came from.

Its walls are two metres thick and it took 20 days to construct
Its walls are two metres thick and it took 20 days to constructCredit: POLESTAR
Its being used as a place to learn about Polestar with a Polestar 2 EV inside
Its being used as a place to learn about Polestar with a Polestar 2 EV insideCredit: POLESTAR
You'll also find ice sculptures of car parts by local artists
You'll also find ice sculptures of car parts by local artistsCredit: POLESTAR

Rory White

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