teaim:

Way back in 1911, a sassy bunch of Germans from Mitterfirmiansreut got tired of walking such a long, snowy distance; their hands and feet were cold and they had a patriotic affinity for engineering. And then there was a snowstorm. So they did what any folks in their position would: they built a church out of snow. A century later, the villagers have built another, updated version of “God’s Igloo” made from packed snow and blocks of ice. The church, designed by Alfons Doeringer, holds 190 faithful villagers. But there’s something compelling beyond the church’s capacity or sloping form… I’m just not exactly sure what it is.