Germany's snow church opens
2011-12-30 13:22:52 GMT2011-12-30 21:22:52(Beijing Time)
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Visitors stand in front of a blue-lit church built of snow during its opening in Mitterfirmiansreut, southern Germany, Wednesday evening, Dec. 28, 2011. The church was opened in the Bavarian Forest two weeks later than planned. (AP Photo/dapd, Lukas Barth)
Visitors stand in a blue-lit church built of snow in Mitterfirmiansreut, southern Germany, Wednesday evening, Dec. 28, 2011. The church was opened in the Bavarian Forest two-weeks later than planned. (AP Photo/dapd, Lukas Barth)
Candles are seen at an altar inside a Catholic church made of snow in the Bavarian village of Mitterfirmiansreut, near the German-Czech border, December 28, 2011. The snow church is likely to become a tourist attraction till the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Petr Josek (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL)
A worker puts the final touches to an altar inside a Catholic church made of snow in the Bavarian village of Mitterfirmiansreut, near the German-Czech border, December 28, 2011. The snow church is likely to become a tourist attraction till the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Petr Josek (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL)
A worker makes final touches at an entrance at a Catholic church made of snow in the Bavarian village of Mitterfirmiansreut, near the German-Czech border, December 28, 2011. The snow church is likely to become a tourist attraction till the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Petr Josek (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL)
People look inside a Catholic church made of snow in the Bavarian village of Mitterfirmiansreut, near the German-Czech border, December 28, 2011. The snow church is likely to become a tourist attraction till the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Petr Josek (GERMANY - Tags: RELIGION TRAVEL)
People look inside a Catholic church made of snow in the Bavarian village of Mitterfirmiansreut, near the German-Czech border, December 28, 2011. The snow church is likely to become a tourist attraction till the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Petr Josek (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL)
A church built entirely of ice and snow has opened in Bavaria — a century after villagers first built a snow church in an act of protest.
