
Akureyrarkirkja - Akureyri, Iceland
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PetjeOp
N 65° 40.860 W 018° 05.369
27W E 633708 N 7287449
In the city center is a framed view in the form of a heart.
Waymark Code: WM1AFHC
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 08/12/2024
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I love Akureyri in the city center is a red metal blok with a metal heart attached to it. The height is about 3 meters, it is a framed view for tourist to take pictures.
On the metal block are the words I love Akureyri.
In the background you see the church of Akureyri that is on a hill.
"The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church at Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson (1887–1950) and completed in 1940.
Akureyrarkirkja contains a notably large 3200-pipe organ. The bas-reliefs on the nave balcony are by sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982). The altarpiece dates to 1863 and was designed by Danish artist Edvard Lehmann (1815–1892). The windows were designed and made by J. Wippel & Co. of Exeter, Devon in Britain. The Italian white marble baptismal font is made by Florentine sculptor Corrado Vigni (1888–1956). The angel baptismal font is a replica of a work by noted Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844). The original work is situated at Copenhagen Cathedral (Vor Frue Kirke).
In 2017, the church was vandalized, and incurred 20 million ISK in damage."
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