Parliament Park - Reykjavík, Iceland
N 64° 08.790 W 021° 56.424
27W E 454245 N 7113677
Parliament Park is located behind Parliament House (Icelandic: Alþingishúsið), a 19th century building in Reykjavík, Iceland. The park with Parliament House in the background was featured on an Iceland postage stamp in 2011.
Waymark Code: WMP5PT
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 07/06/2015
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"Alþingishúsið (The Parliament House) is a classical 19th century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. The building was designed by Danish architect Ferdinand Meldahl and built using hewn dolerite during 1880 to 1881.
Alþingishúsið has also housed the Icelandic National Library and Antiquaries Collection, and later the Icelandic National Gallery. The University of Iceland used the first floor of the house from 1911 to 1940, and the President of Iceland had his offices in the building until 1973.
Today, only the debating chamber, a few small meeting rooms and the offices of some of the senior parliamentary staff are actually located in Alþingishúsið. Committee meeting rooms, parliamentarians’ offices and most of Alþingi's secretariat are located in other buildings in the area around Austurvöllur. There are currently plans to build a new building to house these offices and meeting rooms in the area immediately to the west of Alþingishúsið, where there is today a parking lot and a few smaller buildings currently being used by Alþingi and which will be incorporated into the new building."
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