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The view from "Perlan"over Reykjavík city, with "Hallgrímskirkja" church in the middle and lights from the town Akranes far away in the backround.
Photo shot in Reykjavik streets. This is probably not the best wall-art I've seen in the city (there are many good graffiti artists there) but the message is pretty clear ;)
Con esta foto nos despedimos de todos los que nos habéis seguido por este interesante país, no sin agradeceros vuestras visitas. Seguiremos en contacto con nuevos temas.
La capital de Islandia se aleja de la imagen propia de las urbes europeas. Reykjavik (bahía humeante), además de ser la capital más septentrional del mundo, es la más reciente, pues su establecimiento data de finales del siglo XIX. A pesar del significado de su nombre, ahora se la conoce como la ciudad sin humo, gracias a sus vientos incesantes y al uso de calefacción geotérmica.
Reykjavik posee todos los atractivos de una metrópoli europea moderna, además de un relevante centro histórico, con edificios de madera encalados e hileras de casas de hormigón pintadas de vivos colores. Desde su casco urbano se puede acceder a pie a la mayoría de puntos de interés turístico.
A rhapsody in blue or, perhaps, wrap the tree in blue. Apologies Mr. Gershwin.
If you visit Iceland in winter, you will find that Christmas is celebrated in full. The decorations and lights shown on darker days around the northern winter solstice are very uplifting.
Rhapsody í bláu eða kannski vefja trénu í blátt. Afsakaðu Gershwin.
Ef þú heimsækir Ísland á veturna muntu komast að því að jólin eru haldin að fullu. Skreytingarnar og ljósin sem sýnd eru á dekkri dögum í kringum vetrarsólstöður norðanlands eru mjög upplífgandi.
The first permanent settlement in Iceland by Norsemen is believed to have been established in Reykjavík by Ingólfur Arnarson from Norway around AD 870; this is described in Landnámabók, or the Book of Settlement. Ingólfur Arnarson is said to have decided the location of his settlement using a traditional Viking method; he cast his high seat pillars (Öndvegissúlur) into the ocean when he saw the coastline, then settled where the pillars came to shore.
Reykjavík Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in the district of Laugardalur in Reykjavík that was established on August 18, 1961 on the 175th anniversary of the city
Caught this beautiful sunset during walk in Reykjavik harbour. High winds from the day before had calmed down which resulted in a calm mirror-like sea.
Reykjavík, Iceland (est. 1786, pop. 200,000), 1st settlement c. AD 870 • Architecture of Iceland
• Túngata 7-9 (1942-1944), view 03
Höfði House, Bogartún, Reykjavik. Scanned from a transparency taken in July 1987.
Höfði House is one of the most attractive and historically significant buildings in Reykjavík. Built in 1909, it initially housed the French Consul, and in the 1940s and 1950s was the home of the British Embassy. It was purchased by the city of Reykjavík in 1958 and restored, and is now used for formal receptions and meetings. In October 1986 it became famous across the world as the venue for the historic summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, which led to the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty and marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
Árbæjarsafn (Reykjavík's city museum) is a collection of houses built in 18th century and the first decades of the twentieth century.
I was there yesterday in a lovely weather. This is surely one of the nicest places in the town.
Taken while exploring Reykjavik, the capitol of Iceland. It was such an amazing city. I got to spend one more day in the city after my tour ended. I flew off to London the next day. Reykjavik has since become one of my favorite cities in the world. Hopefully I can go back one day.
Hallgrimskirkja
De Hallgrímskirkja (letterlijk de kerk van Hallgrímur) is een kerk in Reykjavik, de hoofdstad van IJsland. Met zijn 74,5 meter is dit IJslands hoogste kerkgebouw. De radiomast in Hellissandur is het hoogste bouwwerk (412 meter). De kerk is vernoemd naar Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 - 1675), een geestelijke en de grootste hymneschrijver van het land, van wie nu nog vele werken worden uitgevoerd.
De architect van de kerk, Guðjón Samúelsson, begon aan zijn ontwerp in 1937. Hij heeft zich daarbij laten inspireren door de grote basaltpartijen die op IJsland te vinden zijn, zoals die bij de Svartifoss. De bouw begon daadwerkelijk in 1945 en was pas 41 jaar later, in 1986, voltooid. De architect Samúelsson was toen al 36 jaar dood. De kerk staat vlak bij het oude centrum van Reykjavik, is vanuit de wijde omgeving zichtbaar en is daardoor een van Reykjaviks bekendste symbolen. Het uitzicht vanuit de kerktoren is fenomenaal.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallgr%C3%ADmskirkja
Reykjavik (IJslands: Reykjavík) is de hoofdstad van IJsland. Het is de meest westelijke hoofdstad van Europa, en met een ligging net ten zuiden van de poolcirkel is het ook 's werelds meest noordelijk gelegen hoofdstad.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjavik
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It has a latitude of 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a souvereign state, and is a popular tourist destination. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxa Bay. With a population of around 120,000 (and over 200,000 in the Capital Region), it is the heart of Iceland's cultural, economic and governmental activity.
Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Ingólfur Arnarson, was established in AD 874. Until the 19th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was founded in 1786 as an official trading town and grew steadily over the next decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world.
A walk around the harbor in Reykjavik, including a stop at the Whales of Iceland museum (which bills itself as the largest whale museum in Europe).