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National Theatre of Iceland

National Theatre of Iceland

Also known as Þjóðleikhúsið

Year

1950

Style

Expressionism

Type

theater

The National Theatre occupies a dark basalt concrete building on Hverfisgata that Guðjón Samúelsson designed from 1925 onward, its construction delayed by the Great Depression and interrupted by British military occupation during the…

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National Theatre of Iceland
National Theatre of Iceland
National Theatre of Iceland
National Theatre of Iceland

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  1. 1950

    Original construction

    Guðjón Samúelsson

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