Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavik by DagurJonsson

Evening shot taken at 21:00 of Hallgrímskirkja in downtown Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Hallgrímskirkja (church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran parish church in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. At 73 metres (244 ft), it is the largest church in Iceland. It is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns. It took 38 years to build the church. Construction work began in 1945 and ended in 1986, the landmark tower being completed long before the church's actual completion. The statue of explorer Leif Eriksson (c. 970 – c. 1020) by Alexander Stirling Calder in front of the church predates its construction. It was a gift from the United States in honor of the 1930 Alþingi Millennial Festival, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir in 930 AD. If you like my work you can follow me on Facebook here. You can also follow me on Pinterest and Twitter. via 500px http://j.mp/1tBRoAh