The first stop in Iceland - Hallgrímskirkja Church

A must-visit spot in Reykjavik 【Hallgrímskirkja Church】 √Hallgrímskirkja Church is located at the end of Skólavörðustígur Street in the central district of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. If you walk along this street in the northwest direction, you will enter the main street of the old city, Laugavegur Street. By the way, everyone knows that there is a rainbow road in Reykjavik. When you walk along Skólavörðustígur Street towards Laugavegur Street, you can see the road turn into a rainbow painting in the last hundred meters. Those who have been to other Nordic regions will find that almost all churches, whether in appearance or interior decoration, are extremely simple, a typical Nordic cold style. Christianity in the Nordic countries belongs to the Lutheran sect It is also a branch of Protestantism, the main principle of which is 'simplicity'. So you won't see any fancy decorations and designs inside the church, just four white walls and a cross. The Nordic minimalist style is completely opposite to the Baroque style in Western and Southern Europe. The designer of Hallgrímskirkja Church is Guðjón Samúelsson. His design inspiration comes from Iceland's unique basalt lava flow landscape combined with the shape of an organ (a very representative one is the rock on the side of the black sand beach). It can't be said that there is no difference, but it is exactly the same. This church was started in 1945 and took 38 years to complete in 1986. The designer Guðjón Samúelsson never saw his design work completed before his death (he died in 1950). The secret name of Hallgrímskirkja Church It is named to commemorate the Icelandic poet 'Hallgrímur'. The statue in front of the church is a memorial to another Icelandic legendary explorer --【Leif Erikson】. This adventurous Viking is recognized as the first European to discover North America (500 years earlier than Columbus). Strictly speaking, Leif was of Norwegian descent, but because his parents met and he was born in Iceland, according to the 'birthplace' principle, it is natural and reasonable for him to be considered an Icelander. What I want to share is that, no matter what the weather, this church is worth taking a few more photos. Because it really is one of the few representative cultural buildings in Iceland.