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OsmiumBalloon t1_ixxu7z8 wrote

Reply to comment by dravik in TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts

Photo in linked page shows what appear to be large hoses. I'm guessing that's the plumbing. I don't know how they could do a cut on that without an interruption. Perhaps a quick cut over, over night, was considered acceptable, but I don't know.

Power can be run in flexible cables fairly easily, and even bridged while live if you're careful.

Gas I dunno. Presumably flexible lines of some kind, but that's not something I'm familiar with.

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