Harpa - Reykjavik, Iceland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 64° 08.980 W 021° 55.959
27W E 454627 N 7114024
Harpa is a concert hall In Reykjavik built in 2011 and is also a book crossing zone.
Waymark Code: WMR5Z1
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 05/14/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 23

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on May 4, 2011.

Harpa was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The structure consists of a steel framework clad with geometric shaped glass panels of different colours. The building was originally part of a redevelopment of the Austurhöfn area dubbed World Trade Center Reykjavík, which was partially abandoned when the financial crisis took hold. The development was intended to include a 400-room hotel, luxury apartments, retail units, restaurants, a car park and the new headquarters of Icelandic bank Landsbanki.

The completion of the structure was uncertain until the government decided in 2008 to fully fund the rest of the construction costs for the half-built concert hall. The building was given its name on the Day of Icelandic Music on 11 December 2009, prior to which it was called The Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre (Icelandic: Tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhúsið í Reykjavík). The building is the first purpose-built concert hall in Reykjavík. It houses the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and The Icelandic Opera.

Harpa is operated by Portus, a company owned by the Icelandic government and the City of Reykjavík."
Address:
Austurbakki 2
Reykjavik, Iceland


Availability: From: 10:00 AM To: 6:00 PM

Web Address of Bookcrossing zone: [Web Link]

ISBN Number: Not Listed

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