Downtown Reykjavik

The district east of Njarðargata, between Skólavörðuholt and Hringbraut, was developed in 1927-33, in keeping with the town plan that featured denser developmen...

With the advent of decked ships in the latter half of the 19th century, the fish­ ing industry grew in Reykjavík. At around this time, the town was becoming est...

In 1855 the town council agreed to build Laugavegur (Hot-Spring Road}, in order to facilitate travel to the hot springs in Laugardalur, where Reykjavík people w...

Þingholtsstræti was developed by the fast-growing class of craftsmen at the end of the 19th century. The oldest houses on the street were built in 1870- 1885: Þ...

Mjóstræti is one of the finest and best-preserved streets of timber houses in Reykjavik. The houses date from 1903-1908, designed and built by Icelandic builder...

When Iceland gained home rule from Denmark in 1904, Reykjavík became established as a capital. The country's principal centres of administration and education w...

In 1930, a decision was made to build the University campus in the area known as Melar. Development thus spread beyond Hringbraut, which had hitherto marked the...

In the period from 1920 to 1930, a district of concrete houses developed in the area between Vesturgata and Túngata. An innovation in the planning of the area w...

Stýrimannastígur (Seamen's Path) led from Vesturgata up to the old Seamen's College, which was built in 1898. In the early years of the 20th century, houses beg...

Around the middle of the 19th century, the village of Reykjavík began to grow westwards along Vesturgata (West Street). People of all classes resided there, but...

Grjótaþorp (Grjóti village) is where Reykjavík began, when buildings were constructed on Aðalstræti (Main Street) as workshops for the lnnrettingar, Iceland's f...