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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 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] ...
[2] [3] His notable designs include the main building of the University of Iceland, the National Theatre of Iceland, the Landakot Roman Catholic Cathedral in Reykjavík, and the Church of Akureyri. His final and most recognized work is the Hallgrímskirkja church, which was commissioned in 1937.
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Hallgrímur Pétursson's most notable work is Passion Hymns (Passíusálmar or, in full, "Historia pínunnar og dauðans Drottins vors Jesú Kristi, með hennar sérlegustu lærdóms-, áminningar- og huggunargreinum, ásamt bænum og þakkargjörðum, í sálmum og söngvísum með ýmsum tónum samsett og skrifuð anno 1659": "The history of the pain and death of our Lord, Jesus Christ, with ...
[1] [2] A View to a Kill: 1985 Jökulsárlón: Running Blind: 1979 Reykjavík, Sprengisandur: Batman Begins: 2005 Vatnajökull [3] Beowulf & Grendel: 2005 Skógafoss and elsewhere Bokeh: 2017 Reykjavík, as well as unidentified "waterfalls, glaciers, springs, caves and cliffs." [4] Choosoddaam Randi: 2000 Jökulsárlón, Reynisdrangar [5 ...
[2] The Valþjófsstaður door on exhibit. The museum's permanent exhibit is about Icelandic history and includes about 2,000 objects. [3] A key object in the permanent exhibition is the Valþjófsstaður door, a celebrated carving depicting a version of the Lion-Knight legend where a knight slays a dragon, thus freeing a lion that becomes his ...