Buildings made of deoxyephedrine . We ’re not talking about that novelty stripe you visited on a trip to Vegas . We ’re talking incredible , impressive , consummate structure built in the expansive tradition of Ice Palaces all over the public .
Bundle up . This might get parky .
The very first ice hotel was erected in 1990 in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Made out of 10,000 tons of ice “harvested” from the Torne River,Icehotelis rebuilt every year.
St. Paul started holding its annual Winter Carnival after a snooty New York reporter wrote that Minnesota was “unfit for human habitation” in the winter. Its yearly centerpiece? This impressive ice palace.
paradigm quotation : St. Paul Almanac
Eagle River, Wisconsin is another small midwestern town that builds an ice palace every year. It started back in the 20s because apparently there wasn’t much else to do. Seriously, that’s the explanation onthe town’s website.
range of a function course credit : EagleRiver.org
Of course we can’t talk about ice buildings without going to the Great White North. The ice palace at Quebec’s annualwinter carnivalis so amazing, it almost doesn’t even look like it was made out of ice.
icon credit rating : Carnaval de Québec
While we’re in Québec, we must mention the beautiful Hôtel de Glace, theonly ice hotelin North America. Made of 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice, it has 36 rooms and hosts around 140,000 visitors every year.
Image reference : Lori Ziimer / Flickr
It also has a chapel.
And a bar.
And a freaking slide.
range of a function credit : Flickr
Planning a trek to Norway? Drape yourself in animal furs and drink vodka for warmth in the country’s northernmost ice hotel, the swank Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel.
Image credit : Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel
TheLainio Snow Villagein Finland opens every year in December and stays open at least through April. It even has an ice disco.
TheLumiLinna Snowcastlein Finland is so crazy and cartoonish it looks like it was inspired by afairytale monstrosity.
prototype credit : Snowcastle.net
Harbin, China hosts the International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival every year, where giant icy edificies are illuminated for a beautiful spectacle.
mental image credit : Flickr Blog
Likewise, Yanqing Ice Festival, held every February in Beijing during the Lunar New Year, features towering ice houses.
epitome credit : Edecio Martinez / Getty Images
Top image credit : bjaglin / Wiki Commons
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