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You'll be pleased to know that in todays world of cnc machines and 3d printers, remaking old stuff like this has never been cheaper or easier.

What might have taken stonemasons thousands of man years to make originally, can now be done by a few people and a cnc machine in a few months.

It's usually possible to add modern insulation, damp proofing, wiring+plumbing, etc. during the rebuild too, so the new building ends up meaningfully better than the original, and probably with a longer lifespan and lower maintenance.

The process still isn't cheap - and will cost a lot more than just a regular building of the same size - but it will be far far cheaper than using traditional techniques for a rebuild.

Whats most important is to get 3d models and photos of the originals before it is destroyed...

I don’t know about Denmark, but on the north side of the Sound, all construction contracts seem to go to chains of subcontractors fourteen levels deep, where minor details like workplace safety get lost around level five or so, and the fellows who get to do the actual work in the end are all from Elbonia and speak no Swedish.

Press release from the Work Environment Authority (2021, in Swedish, but Google Translate handles it nicely): https://www.av.se/press/farlig-arbetsmiljo-och-olaglig-arbet...