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Church of Hallgrímur

Church of Hallgrímur

Also known as Hallgrímskirkja

Year

1986

Style

Expressionism

Type

church

Commissioned in 1937 and built across 41 years, Hallgrímskirkja is Guðjón Samúelsson's translation of Icelandic columnar basalt into a concrete parish church on Skólavörðuholt. The 74.5-metre spire and the splayed side wings produce the…

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  1. 1986

    Original construction

    Guðjón Samúelsson

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