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Perlan. Coordinates: 64°07′45″N 21°55′08″W. Perlan. Perlan ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpʰɛrtlan]; English: The Pearl) is a natural history museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is situated on the top of Öskjuhlíð hill. It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21st, 1991, the building was opened to the public.
Washington Summit (1987) The former French consulate, called Höfði, was the site of the Reykjavík Summit in 1986. The Reykjavík Summit was a summit meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, held in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 11–12 October 1986. [1]
9 m × 7 m × 18 m (29.5 ft × 22.9 ft × 59 ft) Location. Sæbraut, Reykjavík, Iceland. The Sun Voyager ( Icelandic: Sólfar [ˈsouːlˌfaːr̥]) is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, located next to the Sæbraut road in Reykjavík, Iceland. Sun Voyager is described as a dreamboat, or an ode to the Sun. The artist intended it to convey the ...
University of Iceland ( BA, MA) Katrín Jakobsdóttir ( Icelandic: [ˈkʰaːtʰrin ˈjaːkʰɔpsˌtouʰtɪr̥]; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician who served as the prime minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2024 and was a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency from 2007 to 2024. A graduate of the University of ...
Iceland men's national football team Iceland women's national football team Iceland U21 Iceland U19. Laugardalsvöllur ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlœyːɣarˌtalsˌvœtlʏr̥]) is Iceland 's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team. It is in Reykjavík with a capacity of 9,500, or about 28,321 for ...
The Blue Lagoon ( Icelandic: Bláa lónið [ˈplauːa ˈlouːnɪθ]) is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland. The spa is located in a lava field 5 km (3.1 mi) from Grindavík and in front of Mount Þorbjörn on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in a location favourable for geothermal power, and is supplied by water used in the nearby Svartsengi ...
Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík. Established. 24 February 1863. Location. Reykjavik, Iceland. Website. www.thjodminjasafn.is. The National Museum of Iceland ( Icelandic: Þjóðminjasafn Íslands [ˈθjouðˌmɪnjaˌsapn ˈistlan (t)s]) was established on 24 February 1863, with Jón Árnason the first curator of the Icelandic collection, previously ...
