ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN REYKJAVÍK – Skólavörðuholt
In former times the main route into town passed over Skólavörðuholt hill. The first Reykjavík town plan, in 1927, included a "cultural citadel" of public build...
Hallgrímur Pétursson
Hvalneskirkja
Hvalneskirkja
Approximately 6 km from Sandgerdi is the church of Hvalneskirkja. The church was built out of stone in 1887, and one of Iceland's most cherished ...
Hallgrímur Pétursson, the runaway who became the suffering psalmist
Men Who Made IcelandHallgrímur Pétursson, the runaway who became the suffering psalmistLife was very tough in 17th century Iceland. The Danish king imposed onor...
