What is the biggest church in Iceland?

Hallgrímskirkja is Iceland’s biggest church, towering over downtown Reykjavík. The Lutheran church, with its facade inspired by basalt columns found in Icelandic nature, is a popular landmark. Building of Hallgrímskirkja was completed in 1986.

What makes Iceland’s Hallgrímskirkja church so special?

Its stepped concrete facade is an ode to modernism and a reminder of the Icelandic landscape. The church is named after the 17th-century clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson, author of Hymns of the Passion. Hallgrímskirkja is an Evangelical-Lutheran church and is a part of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Iceland.

Where is the best Modernist church in Reykjavik?

This fantastic modernist church in Seltjarnes, a little suburb on the peninsula jutting out across the bay from downtown Reykjavik looks stunning both inside and out. We were lucky enough to find it open on a Thursday afternoon.

What do you know about the Church of laugarneskirkja?

The church is white at the bottom and black at the top with a thin silver cross at the top. The inside is covered with complete wooden panel and has an orgel in a similar shape to the church itself. You will often drive past this church when exiting the city to the South Coast. 9. Laugarneskirkja