2024-12-12T09:46:20-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/32736830/mitterfirmiansreut-s-schneekirche Nam Henderson 2011-12-30T09:00:36-05:00 >2012-01-01T21:46:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1y/1yxydk3ixvsfekqb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Bavarian mountain village of Mitterfirmiansreut has opened a house of worship made of snow and ice.</p></em><br /><br /><p> The plans for the church were drawn up by architect <a href="http://www.koeberl-doeringer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alfons Doeringer</a> of nearby Passau. It was designed to commemorate a similar church that took shape in the country in 1911.&nbsp;The sconstruction used 1,400 cubic meters (49,000 cubic feet) of snow as well as slabs of ice.</p>