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Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland.At 74.5 metres (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. [1]
The Henderson County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic 3-story redbrick Classical Revival style courthouse building with full basement located at 100 East Tyler Street in Athens, Texas. The courthouse has been designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 2002.
Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County, [6] Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. [7] The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." [8] Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas. [9]
The church was consecrated on 28 July 1957 and is dedicated to Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), who was the pastor of the local parish between 1651 and 1669. [ 3 ] Icelandic State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson (1887–1950) was the first to draw a model of the church and it was according to his design that the foundations were cast.
Hallgrimskirkja towers over the center of Reykjavik, and its 73-meter high tower provides a wonderful view over the entire city. Building work started in 1945, and the church was finally consecrated on October 26, 1986. The state architect, Guðjónn Samúelsson (1887-1950) designed the church. He drew richly on Icelandic traditions and materials.
Second-tallest church in the USA and New York City; third-tallest in North America; tenth-tallest in the Americas; spires completed in 1888, the tallest in New York City from 1880 to 1890. [11] 90: St Mark's Campanile: 100.1 m (328 ft) 1912: Venice Italy: Catholic
According to the History Center in Austin, Texas, the phrase first appeared in The Austin Daily Statesman (now The Austin American-Statesman) on May 5, 1890. [2]It was long believed to have originated in O. Henry's story "Tictocq: The Great French Detective, In Austin", published in his collection of short stories The Rolling Stone published October 27, 1894.
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