Visiting Iceland during winters was not a bad idea after all. I was at Reykjavik around the shortest time of the year when the sunlight is hardly 4 hours (6-7 hours of daylight if you count dawn and twilight). So every tour and any activity had to be planned in order to make the best use of available daylight. In this and the other posts that follow, I will give a brief description of different landmarks in Iceland, starting with the tallest church in the capital city of Reykjavik. Hallgrímskirkja - A parish church.
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| Hallgrímskirkja - Rear View |
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| Hallgrímskirkja - Front View |
Hallgrímskirkja is the tallest structure in the city of Reykjavik and the tallest church in Iceland. The construction completed in 1986, so this is a fairly new church. It is the city's well known landmark and being tallest, one gets a view of this building from almost every part Reykjavik.
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| Christmas Decorations at the Church |
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| Church pipe organ built by Johannes Klais - A German organ builder |
A must do for everyone who visits this church is to go to the top of the tower and get a view of the city and its surroundings. One gets a breathtaking view of the mountains in the distance reflected by the North Atlantic waters, Perlan (which unfortunately I was not able to visit on my trip this time) and all other amazing structures and landscapes.
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| One of the views from the church tower |
The church is unique in its architecture and resembles the basalt lava flows of Iceland landscape. Definitely worth a visit if you come to this city. It costs about 750 ISK to go up to the top of the tower. You can also pay in Euros (5 eur). You can find further information
about the church here.
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