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Thingvallakirkja Church

In the heart of the Thingvellir National Park stands Thingvallakirkja church. One of the oldest church sites in Iceland but according to sources Olaf King of Norway gave timber for a church in Thingvellir in year 1015. Thingvellir was also of course the site for the Althing, the Icelandic parliament assembly for almost 900 years. The current church is built and concecrated in 1859 and today it is in great condition both inside and out.

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Uploaded on February 17, 2018
Taken on January 31, 2015