One of the most remarkable and historically significant sights of Reykjavik is the Church of Hallgrimur. This majestic building is the highest in the city, its construction was finished quite recently, in 1974. The construction of the church lasted for more than 30 years, today everybody wishing to get on the top of the bell tower can enjoy beautiful panoramic breath taking view of the city and nearest suburbs of Reykjavik.
The Art Gallery is one of the most interesting cultural spots of the city. The matter is that not only famous masters represent their works in the gallery, but amateurs and promising beginning artists do as well. Often the gallery holds selling exhibitions of picture and statuary artworks. Travelers usually buy local artists’ works as memorable souvenirs.
Hafnarfjordur is a suburban district of Reykjavik which is a very interesting place for curious travelers to visit. Its popular name is “City of lava”. The name was given to the place because of its location on the scaled lava formation named Burfell, which was formed as far back as 7 thousand years ago as a result of the volcano erupting. Hafnarfjordur offers several establishments attracting traveler’s attention.
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