Historic Schoolhouse Moved In 18 Days To Make Room For Office Complex
Historic Schoolhouse Moved In 18 Days To Make Room For Office Complex
Engineers in Shanghai placed supports under the five-story building and lifted it. The supports had robotic legs under them. Basically the entire building walked to its new location.
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm David Greene. You know, getting around a city that's busy can be hard, but you know it's a lot harder when you weigh 7,600 tons. Officials in Shanghai wanted to make room for a new office complex by moving an historic schoolhouse. A team of engineers placed supports under the five-story building and lifted it. Those supports had robotic legs under them. You heard me - legs. Basically, the entire building walked to its new location slowly. It took 18 days. It's MORNING EDITION.
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