Iceland 03 04 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Back

Iceland 03 02 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja From Skolavordustigur Street

Iceland 03 03 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Front with Leifur Eriksson statue

Iceland 03 04 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Back

Iceland 03 05 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Altar

Iceland 03 06 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Pipe Organ

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The 74.5m steeple of Hallgrimskirkja is the tallest building in Iceland, and is named after an Icelandic poet and clergyman, Hallgrimur Petursson (1614-1674). The building is flanked by concrete representations of volcanic basalt columns. The design by State Architect Gudjon Samuelson was commissioned in 1937. Construction work began in 1945 and ended in 1986.

Iceland 03 04 Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja Back The 74.5m steeple of Hallgrimskirkja is the tallest building in Iceland, and is named after an Icelandic poet and clergyman, Hallgrimur Petursson (1614-1674). The building is flanked by concrete representations of volcanic basalt columns. The design by State Architect Gudjon Samuelson was commissioned in 1937. Construction work began in 1945 and ended in 1986.

DATE: 2006-07-28 07:05