Moving a 44,000 square foot building

[jar546]

This is quite amazing.

How 432 robots are relocating a 7,500-ton historic building

Shanghai engineers are using 432 walking robots to relocate a complex, preserving Shikumen architecture while creating space for a modern underground hub and cultural center.

www.foxnews.com

 

[steveray]

They moved a pretty cool old stone church up in Springfield Mass when they built the new MGM...It's on the YouTube somewhere....

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

Many years ago, the late Fred Johnson, deputy building official in New Haven (Connecticut), had a photo on his office wall of a center-chimney colonial house being moved down the Connecticut River on a barge -- with the brick masonry center chimney intact. It's amazing what the movers can do when they really put their minds to it.

 

[mtlogcabin]

The Building That Moved: See How

In 1930, engineers achieved a jaw-dropping feat by moving the 22-million-pound Indiana Bell Building a distance of 52 feet and rotating it 90 degrees—all while 600 employees continued working uninterrupted, with utilities like gas, electricity, and phones fully operational. This stunning...

engineerine.com