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This pretty stack of marble atriums and spacious galleries overlooking 罢箩枚谤苍颈苍 offers ever-changing exhibits drawn from a 10,000-piece collection. The museum can only exhibit a small sample at any one time; shows range from 19th- and 20th-century paintings by Iceland鈥檚 favourite artists (including J贸hannes Kjarval and N铆na S忙mundsson) to sculptures by Sigurj贸n 脫lafsson and others.
The museum ticket also covers entry to the 脕sgr铆mur J贸nsson Collection and Sigurj贸n 脫lafsson Museum.
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The world鈥檚 oldest parliament, Althingi (pronounced 谩l-thingk-ee; also called Al镁ing) was uniquely situated at this monumental site where two tectonic鈥
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Near the dramatic Almannagj谩 fault and fronted by a boardwalk is the L枚gberg (Law Rock), where the 础濒镁颈苍驳颈 (Parliament) convened annually. This was where鈥
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The 脼ingvellir plain is situated on a tectonic-plate boundary where North America and Europe are tearing away from each other at a rate of 1mm to 18mm per鈥
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搁别测办箩补惫铆办鈥檚 immense white-concrete church (1945鈥86), star of a thousand postcards, dominates the skyline and is visible from up to 20km away. An elevator鈥
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Artefacts from settlement to the modern age fill the creative display spaces of Iceland's superb National Museum. Exhibits give an excellent overview of鈥
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Housed in an imaginatively restored warehouse by the harbour, the must-see Settlement Centre offers fascinating insights into the history of Icelandic鈥
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This fascinating archaeological ruin-museum is based around a 10th-century Viking longhouse unearthed here from 2001 to 2002 and other Settlement-Era鈥
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With its ever-changing facets glistening on the water's edge, 搁别测办箩补惫铆办鈥檚 sparkling Harpa concert hall and cultural centre is a beauty to behold. In鈥
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The placid lake at the centre of the city is sometimes locally called the Pond. It echoes with the honks and squawks of more than 40 species of visiting鈥
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Artist-run and housed in a former basement apartment, this gallery features up-and-coming Icelandic artists.
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搁别测办箩补惫铆办鈥檚 waterside 搁谩冒丑煤蝉 is a beautifully positioned postmodern construction of concrete stilts, tinted windows and mossy walls rising from 罢箩枚谤苍颈苍鈥
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Iceland鈥檚 main cathedral, 顿贸尘办颈谤办箩补 is a modest affair, but it played a vital role in the country鈥檚 conversion to Lutheranism. The current building (built鈥
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With a series of sights and interesting historic buildings, the area dubbed Old 搁别测办箩补惫铆办 is the heart of the capital, and the focal point of many鈥
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Iceland鈥檚 first parliament, the 础濒镁颈苍驳颈, was created at 脼ingvellir in AD 930. After losing independence in the 13th century, the country gradually won鈥
8. Ingibj枚rg H Bjarnason Statue
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Two things set the statue of Ingibj枚rg H Bjarnason apart from other monuments in the area: it depicts a historical female figure and it is not made by鈥