J&K: World Largest Igloo Café

February 8, 2022

An igloo café was recently opened in Jammu and Kashmir. It is now the largest igloo café in the world. The name of the Café is Snowglu. It was built by Wasim Shah, the owner.

About the café

The café has been built in Gulmarg, Kashmir. It is 44.5 feet in diameter and 37.5 feet in height. The café has become one of the major tourist attractions in the region. There are two sections in the café. One section is for art and the other for seating. There are ten tables. The café can accommodate 40 people. The skin of sheep was used to make seat covers in the restaurant. It took 1,700 man days to finish the project. In all 64 days and 25 labours.

Switzerland

Prior to this, the largest café was in Switzerland. The Switzerland Café is 33.8 feet tall and 42.4 feet in diameter. Snowglu café is three to four feet taller than the one in Switzerland.

Igloo

Igloo is a snow house. The snow traps the air molecules. These air molecules keep the house warm. The outside temperature may be -45 degrees Celsius. But inside Igloo, it is -7 degrees Celsius.

The best snow to build an igloo is those that are blown by wind. The snow that settled on the ground is prone to weathering.

Science behind Igloo

Snow has insulating properties. It is made of 90% to 95% of air. The air in the snow slows the heat transfer. Thus human body heat and the heat produced using firewood stays inside igloo for a longer period of time.

Igloo made of Snow or Ice?

Igloo is not made of ice. It is made of snow. Snow is frozen atmospheric vapour. It is more porous and thus holds more air and therefore provides more insulation. Frozen water is ice.

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