Aviator Charles Lindbergh visits Iceland EditorialOn August 15th, 1933, Charles Lindbergh and his wife Ann Morrow landed his seaplane at Videyjarsund next to...
Reykjavík Church EditorialA church is known to have stood at Reykjavík since before 1200. The oldest cartulary of Reykjavík Church...
The first custom-built freezer vessel in Iceland EditorialBruarfoss, built-in 1927 was the first cargo ship constructed especially with freezing capabilities for the Icelandic company Eimskip....
Harbor construction Editorial in Reykjavik (1913-1917) The Reykjavik harbor construction was the most expensive construction Icelanders had undertaken. It included a...
Garðhús and the Marchioness EditorialGarðhús c. 1946. To the left of the house is the Reykjavík Freezing Plant, and to the right...
The Sheriff’s Garden from 1893 EditorialWhen Dr. Schierbeck left Iceland in 1893, he sold his house to town sheriff Halldór Daníelsson, together with...
Reykjavík Harbor and Aviation EditorialReykjavíkurhöfn is the cradle of aviation in Iceland. The first planes to fly over the sea to Iceland...
Háteigur EditorialIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries drainage of marshland began in Reykjavík territory. The drained land...