Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut
Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut
36 years ago, in August 1987, the first shopping center in Iceland opened, and is now the second largest in the country behind...
Reykjavík
Hildur’s threads
Hildur's threads
At Kjarvalsstaðir, the Reykjavík Art Museum's museum at Klambratún, the exhibition Rauður þráður is currently on, a comprehen...
Back 200 years
66 years ago, the city of Reykjavík decided to turn Árbær, a rural country town that was going desert, and is in the best place in the city land, in Ártúnsbrekk...
Skúli Magnússon
Skúli Magnússon (1711-1794) was born in the remote village of Keldunes in NorthEast Iceland. His family moved to Húsavík, where his father was a priest. As a t...
Reykjavík’s New Lifestyle Destination
Hafnartorg hosts more than 30 shops and restaurants
Hafnartorg Gallery is a brand-new elegant space with shopping, food, wine and culture in the heart of the...
The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið II
The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið II
Alþingishúsið was inaugurated during the assembly ceremony on July 1, 1881, and the first governor from 1873 to 188...
The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið
The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið
Alþingishúsið at Austurvöllur was built between 1880 and 1881. Since then, two annexes have been built next to the ori...
Kjalarnes & Kollafjörður
Kjalarnes & Kollafjörður
Under the roots of Esja, there is a scale-cut promontory, Kjalarnes, with about 1,400 inhabitants. This beautiful prom...
FILMING IN ICELAND
Iceland’s unique landscape, from bubbling hot springs to erupting volcanoes, attracts film productions from around the world. There’s increasing demand to captu...
From sunrise to sunset
From sunrise to sunset
It's easy to forget how dark it is in December. Sunrise in Reykjavík is at about 11 o'clock, and it sets just after three. That's pret...
GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING
GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING
The artist who challenged traditional views of art
At the beginning of the 20th century, Icelandic art was dominated by landscapes.Bor...
Independence Day
Independence Day
104 years ago, on 1 December 1918, Icelanders became independent from the Kingdom of Denmark. Freedom in the shadow of disaster, the First W...
The Hafnartorg in the heart of Reykjavík
The Hafnartorg in the heart of Reykjavík
Downtown Reykjavík has changed a lot in recent years. Especially in Kvosin, but in 2015 construction on Hafnartorg b...
Tiny house – Long History
Tiny house - Long history
The Guard's House in Grjótaþorpið, at Garðastræti 23, is believed to have been built around 1845 by Guard Guðmundur Gissurason. The...
THE ADMIRAL’S AND AMBASSADOR’S DEBATE ON UKRAINE CATCHES ATTENTION
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson with Múte Egede, PM of Greenland.
Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, NATO’s Millitary Committee chairman: “Why does China not condem...
This beautiful row of houses
This beautiful row of houses
The row of houses that stands on the slope at Lækjargata, above Kvosin, is now called Bernhöftstorfa. The row of houses, from the ...
Hallgrímskirkja Church
Hallgrímskirkja Church
Hallgrímskirkja Church has gotten new lighting, but it has been replaced inside and outdoors.
Now the church will be lit with LED lig...
Jæja… Guðjón
Jæja... Guðjón
The artist Guðjón Ketilsson (1956) has a retrospective exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir, where his career is reviewed, as he is today one of the k...
