Iceland 03 03 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Front with Leifur Eriksson statue

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Iceland 03 02 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja From Skolavordustigur Street

Iceland 03 03 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Front with Leifur Eriksson statue

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In front of Hallgrimskirkja is a statue of Leifur Eriksson, the Viking explorer who first discovered North America. He is shown standing at the prow of a Viking longboat. USA presented the statue to Iceland in 1930. On the statue it says: LEIFR EIRICSSON SON OF ICELAND DISCOVERER OF VINLAND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE PEOPLE OF ICELAND ON THE ONE THOUSANDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALTHING A.D. 1930

Iceland 03 03 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Front with Leifur Eriksson statue In front of Hallgrimskirkja is a statue of Leifur Eriksson, the Viking explorer who first discovered North America. He is shown standing at the prow of a Viking longboat. USA presented the statue to Iceland in 1930. On the statue it says: LEIFR EIRICSSON SON OF ICELAND DISCOVERER OF VINLAND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE PEOPLE OF ICELAND ON THE ONE THOUSANDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALTHING A.D. 1930

DATE: 2006-07-29 19:56