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World's largest sauna by SALTThere’s more to the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/arctic/" target="_blank">Arctic</a> than snow and ice. The cold polar zone is now home to the world’s largest <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/sauna/" target="_blank">sauna</a>, a pyramidal wood structure that accommodates up to 150 people. Designed in the local architectural style, the giant “Agora” sauna was created for <a href="http://www.salted.no" target="_blank">SALT</a>, the world’s first Arctic arts festival on the remote Norwegian island of Sandhornøya. The glass-fronted timber structure overlooks dramatic vistas of the white sand shoreline and Arctic Sea.1
World's largest sauna by SALTThe sauna also serves as an insulated fish rack and includes a bar with a 100-person capacity.2
World's largest sauna by SALTThe sauna is heated by four large wood-burning stoves.3
World's largest sauna by SALTAmphitheater-like seating located opposite a large glass facade allows festivalgoers to see the sun set over the Arctic Atlantic.4
World's largest sauna by SALTWhen not in use as a sauna, the multifunctional Agora offers a space for live concerts, seminars, readings, and theater performances.5
World's largest sauna by SALTOne of the readings that took place at the Agora.6
World's largest sauna by SALTThe Agora sauna is open to the public until September 2015 and can be booked for private events.7
World's largest sauna by SALTCreated to celebrate an ‘Arctic state of mind,’ the SALT festival is a year-long event that features indigenous architecture, art, music, and food combined with international artistic influences.8
World's largest sauna by SALTOrganizers concentrated most of the activity at Sandhornøya island’s northern tip, a beautiful landscape with a white sand beaches and seaside views back by a rugged black mountains.9
World's largest sauna by SALTThe sauna was designed as a timber A-frame structure.10
