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Located in Quebec, Canada, the Hotel de Glace is painstakingly constructed using 500 tons of ice and 15,000 tons of snow.  Thirty construction professionals worked long hours to erect the basic framework, and then handed the finishing touches over to a team of 15 artists to carve the intricate decorations. It has already opened for its 2012 season, even though construction will officially be com…