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Informasjon om Akureyrarkirkja

4.7
1300 Google omtaler
Type
Cultural attractions
Mål
Akureyri, Iceland
Plassering
Kaupvangsstræti 21, 600 Akureyri, Iceland
Åpningstider
Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Saturday: Closed; Sunday: Closed
Avstand fra sentrum
377 m
Høysesong
Autumn
Familievennlig
No
Gjennomsnittlig rangering
4.7
Antall anmeldelser
1300

Akureyri's church is spectacular.Photo from Ludovic Charlet

Akureyrarkirkja, of Akureyri Church, is a Lutheran church in the town Akureyri in North Iceland. It is one of the town’s most distinctive landmarks.

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The church towers over the town and was designed by the state architect Gudjon Samuelsson and consecrated in 1940.  Its opaque central window stems from the Coventry Cathedral in England. The church has bas-reliefs by Asmundur Sveinsson (who‘s work can be further seen at the Asmundarsafn museum in Laugardalur, Reykjavik) and the font is a replica of one made by Bertel Thorvaldsen. The church also features a large pipe organ, 3200 pipes altogether, a unique interpretation of the crucifixion and a model ship suspended from the ceiling, reflecting an old pagan tradition of offerings for the welfare of loved ones at sea.