# ICIUM

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{{Short description|Winter entertainment park in Levi, Finland}}
{{primary sources|date=September 2010}}
thumb|A view from the Great Wall slide towards Helsinki Cathedral in Levi ICIUM 2010-2011
'''ICIUM Wonderworld of Ice''' was a winter entertainment park built in [Levi, Finland](/source/Levi%2C_Finland) from ice and snow.<ref>[http://www.levinsanomat.fi/pages/english.php Levin Sanomat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303123423/http://www.levinsanomat.fi/pages/english.php |date=2011-03-03 }}</ref> The first park opened on 18 December 2010, sculptures were also exhibited the following winter.<ref>[http://en.radio86.com/travel/icium-brings-chinese-mystique-lapland ICIUM brings Chinese mystique to Lapland | gbtimes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231095452/http://en.radio86.com/travel/icium-brings-chinese-mystique-lapland |date=2010-12-31 }}</ref> The park showcased both [ice sculpture](/source/ice_sculpture)s and [snow sculpture](/source/snow_sculpture)s in an area of about {{convert|1|ha}}.

== Construction ==
thumb|Helsinki Central Railway station under construction in December 2010
ICIUM was built by Chinese ice sculptors from [Harbin](/source/Harbin) city, where the annual [Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival](/source/Harbin_International_Ice_and_Snow_Sculpture_Festival) has been held since 1963.<ref>[http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2010-12/20/content_21581162.htm Chinese ice sculptures on show in Finland - China.org.cn]</ref>

More than {{convert|10000|m3}} of snow was used in the construction of the first ICIUM in 2010. The builders also lifted over {{convert|600|m3}} of ice from the [Ounasjoki](/source/Ounasjoki) river to make the sculptures.

Folk artists from Beijing were also in ICIUM to show how to make traditional Chinese folk arts such as straw weaving, snuff bottle painting and dough sculpting.

== Structures in ICIUM ==
thumb|Temple of Heaven
The main attractions in ICIUM season 2010–2011 were:

*[Great Wall of China](/source/Great_Wall_of_China) slide. The biggest snow building, the Great Wall slide was {{convert|15|m|ft}} high and {{convert|80|m|ft}} long. More than {{convert|5000|m3}} of snow went into its construction.
*[Helsinki Cathedral](/source/Helsinki_Cathedral). At {{convert|15|m|ft}} high, the Helsinki Cathedral, along with the Great Wall slide, was the tallest snow buildings in ICIUM.
*[Helsinki Central railway station](/source/Helsinki_Central_railway_station).
*[Pagoda](/source/Pagoda). The green pagoda was the tallest ice sculpture in ICIUM, at over 15 metres high.
*[Temple of Heaven](/source/Temple_of_Heaven).
*[Beijing National Stadium](/source/Beijing_National_Stadium).
*[Terracotta Army](/source/Terracotta_Army). Ice sculptures of terracotta soldiers.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180418044823/http://www.icium.fi/ Official ICIUM web site]
*[http://www.virtualfinland.fi/Kaupungit/Kittila/Turistikohteet/ICIUM-jaamaailma/ Virtual Finland 360° panorama picture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113081918/http://www.virtualfinland.fi/Kaupungit/Kittila/Turistikohteet/ICIUM-jaamaailma/ |date=2011-11-13 }}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNqXmDZbklg Visit Finland YouTube video]

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Category:Buildings and structures made of snow or ice
Category:Winter festivals
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Finland
Category:Tourist attractions in Finland
Category:Buildings and structures in Lapland (Finland)
Category:Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland)

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