Razgledajte arhitekturu u centru (Alþingi, Dómkirkjan)

O atrakciji

Brze činjenice: Iceland's parliament, Alþingi, is one of the oldest parliamentary institutions in the world, established in 930 AD at Þingvellir before moving to this Reykjavík building in 1881. Nearby Dómkirkjan, the cathedral, seats just 400 people and was the site of Iceland's conversion to Lutheranism in 1550.

Istaknuto: Alþingi's current building was carved from local dolerite stone by Icelandic masons, giving it a somber gray face that stands in deliberate contrast to the colorful wooden houses surrounding it. On summer solstice, the midnight sun pours through Dómkirkjan's stained glass windows, casting kaleidoscopic patterns across the simple white pews that have held worshippers since 1796.

Insajderski savjeti

• Dođite kada se Dómkirkjan otvara u 10 sati kako biste doživjeli probe orgulja, često Bachove preludije koji odjekuju kroz brod crkve.
• Potražite malu bronzanu ploču na zidu Alþingija koja označava mjesto gdje je Island proglasio nezavisnost 1944. godine.
• Travnato brdo koje se spušta iza Alþingija savršeno je mjesto za miran piknik s pogledom na obje zgrade.
• Preskočite unutrašnjost Alþingija radnim danima tokom parlamentarnih sjednica osim ako ne uživate u gledanju političara kako raspravljaju na islandskom.

Više atrakcija u Reykjavík

Hallgrímskirkja

Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre

Sun Voyager (Sólfar)

Perlan (The Pearl)