The Wat Pongploy Wiriyaram temple in Bangkok was ordered to be relocated by the abbott as soil subsidence had made the ground unstable.<br /><br />Relocation began on September 3, with the workers pulling off an impressive feat of engineering to move the building's foundation using a 'temple sliding system'.<br /><br />The base of the temple ordination hall was placed on several rolling platforms atop steel beams. Using pistons, the entire foundation was then slid a few centimetres each day.
