Cathedral Clock - Reykjavik Iceland
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Norfolk12
N 64° 08.514 W 021° 55.644
27W E 454870 N 7113155
Quick Description: The Cathedral Clock with viewing area
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 2/17/2008 8:05:57 AM
Waymark Code: WM367E
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Long Description:
This serves as Clock and Radio Mast as well as a place of worship,
The steeple is open to the public against a small charge for
those who use the elevator, which proceeds go towards the
maintenance of the church. There are three big bells in the steeple
and a carillon of 29 bells. The big bells carry the names
Hallgrimur, Gudrun and Steinunn, named after the Rev., his wife and
a daughter, who died young. All the bells are gifts from
individuals or groups. They are inscribed with the names of their
donors and the person in whose memory the gifts are made. The
carillon is the first in Iceland and the church is one of only
three churches in Reykjavik, which chime on the hour.