Reykjavik
view of Reykjavik
Reykjavík, city, capital of Iceland, on the Faxaflói (a bay of the Atlantic Ocean), in the southwestern part of the country. It is the largest city, a major fishing port, and the main commercial, manufacturing, and cultural center of Iceland.
the Reykjavik airport
(now just local flights within Iceland, to Greenland and the Faeroe Islands)
Manufactures include processed food, apparel, paint, metal products, ships, and printed materials. The city is served by an international airport at Keflavík. Reykjavík is a modern city, with most of its buildings heated by water piped in from nearby geothermal springs.
square in Reykjavik
It is the site of the University of Iceland (1911); the Reykjavík Conservatory of Music (1930); the Althing (parliament); the Lutheran cathedral; the National Library; the National Archives; and the National Theater.
Hallgrím's church
the interior
Icelandic navigator Leif Eriksson
detail
Points of interest include the Museum of Natural
History, the National Museum, which contains a collection of Icelandic
antiquities; the National Gallery; the modern Hallgrím's Church; and a statue of
the Icelandic navigator Leif Eriksson, presented in 1930 to Iceland by the
United States to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the
Althing.
Text from Microsoft Encarta
Orthodox church
City buildings
Lutheran church
Countryside architecture
mansion house
bed room
dining room
old style houses
sod over a wood interior
the Icelandic farm woman churning the butter
Modern Suburb
a church
flowers
a shop
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