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Re:In 1930, the 22M-pound Indiana Bell building was rotated ... by lo_zamoyski on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @07:57PM (#35634790)
This is more common than it might seem.[0][1][2][3]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_relocation

[1] https://tvpworld.com/41981555/lubomirski-palace-moved-to-new...

[2] https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/hea...

[3] https://untappedcities.com/2014/08/22/8-historic-buildings-t...

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Re:In 1930, the 22M-pound Indiana Bell building was rotated ... by DANmode on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:03PM (#35634829)
Most of these aren't housing telecom infrastructure, or performing downtime-less patchovers!

This feat is far more impressive than you're giving credit.

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Re:In 1930, the 22M-pound Indiana Bell building was rotated ... by Doxin on Friday April 21, 2023 @03:33AM (#35650792)
This[1] is a great video on the topic of cutovers. Not quite downtime-less, but seriously impressive little amount of downtime in any case.

[1] https://youtu.be/saRir95iIWk

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