Downtown Reykjavik

2 Giants

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2 Giants On the eastern side of Hljómskálagarður, not far from each other, stand two giants in the cultural history of Icelanders, the contemporaries Jónas H...

The night yes the night

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The night yes the night It is great, as a tourist (yes and as a local), now that the air is getting warmer to walk around and explore Reykjavík in the evenin...

War & Peace at Austurvöllur

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War & Peace at Austurvöllur Shortly after new years 1975-1976, Icelanders broke political relations with Great Britain. Unique in the history of NATO, an...

Hannes the first minister

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Hannes the first minister Hannes Hafstein became Iceland's first minister in 1904, when a special ministerial office in the Danish government for Icelandic a...

The propeller shield

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The propeller shield  On the corner of Geirsgata and Tryggvagata, at the southern end of Reykjavík Harbor in the center of Reykjavík, there is a fun monument o...

B S Í 

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B S Í At Hringbraut stands BSÍ, the capital's transport hub. A house that was built almost 60 years ago, in 1965, and has long since become far too small. An...

The exhibition Viðnám

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The exhibition Viðnám Science and art go hand in hand in the Icelandic Museum of Art's exhibition, Viðnám, which is an interdisciplinary exhibition where art...

Skúli Magnússon

Andrew Scott Fortune
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...

Three lakes, four pictures

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Three lakes, four pictures There are very few lakes within the capital, of course Reykjavíkur Tjörn is the lake that first comes to mind. Located in the hear...

FILMING IN ICELAND

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Iceland’s unique landscape, from bubbling hot springs to erupting volcanoes, attracts film productions from around the world. There’s increasing demand to captu...

GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING

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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

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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...

Tiny house – Long History

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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...