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Hallgrimskirkja, Skolavorduholt, Reykjavik

RIBA Ref No RIBA113494
Architect/DesignerBjarnason, Horour
Halldorsson, Garoar
Samuelsson, Guojon (d. 1950)
Artist/PhotographerTabor, Helen
CountryIceland
CityReykjavik
Subject Date1986
Image Date2014
ViewExterior
MediumDigital image
Library ReferenceTabor 20140809-1120030-Hallgriymskirkja-Reykjaviyk-Iceland
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditHelen Tabor / RIBA Collections
SubjectConcrete ; Clock towers ; Churches
NOTES: This church was commissioned in 1937 but not begun until after Samuelsson's death. It was completed over the following 36 years by Horour Bjarnason and Garoar Halldorsson. The structure is in concrete, designed to resemble columnar basalt formations.
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