Hallgrímskirkja

If I seem to be posting a lot, it's because I have all this time on my hands now with Kermit gone. I miss her. My solution - post a lot while awake, and sleep as much as possible :).

Liam had a recent post at sententiae et clamores that mentioned architecture, and that reminded me of a church I'd just seen photos of .... Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík, Iceland.

The church, named after poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson and designed by State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson, is Lutheran and is 244 feet high, with a neat statue of Leifr Eiriksson in front. Here are a couple of photos .....


- interior showing the pipe organ


- statue of Leifr, a gift from the US