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Read more: Watch: What did the “bleak outpost” of Reykjavík look like in WWII? But as the map above shows, Reykjavík was still a very small town in 1920! To help you navigate the map, the aerial photo below, allows you to identify some of the landmarks and buildings, several of which stand today.
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And - it is still a beautifully colorful city with a whimsical streetscape. Read more: 1920 map shows how Reykjavík has grown from a small town to a small city. These photos from early 20th century Reykjavík were taken by Egill Jacobsen, a Danish merchant who settled in Iceland.
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Media in category "Reykjavík in the 1920s" The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. Bátar og skip á höfninni í Reykjavík, 1925-1926.jpg 566 × 374; 56 KB
Aug 10, 2018 · 3) During the 1920s and 1930s, Reykjavik became the center of Iceland's fishing industry, especially that of salt-cod. During World War II , the allies occupied the city, despite the German occupation of Denmark in April 1940.
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Aug 21, 2020 · For her PhD dissertation, she is researching the role of concrete in Icelandic architecture between the 1850s and the 1950s. For a long time Reykjavik was one of the European capitals most ignored by those living on the continent. Iceland often doesn’t even appear in the maps of European history books. Always thought of as a sort of mythical ...
In 1944, Iceland declared its complete independence from Denmark. When the war ended, against the protests of the Crown, they refused to re-enter the Kingdom. From that point on, Reykjavík was the official capital of a newly independent Iceland. In 1945, it was on the brink of a cultural, social and economic explosion.
Media in category "1920 in Reykjavík". The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Athafnasvæði Völundar við Skúlagötu, Klapparstígur, Sölvhólsgata, um 1920.jpg 566 × 411; 60 KB. Kirkjuhvoll and other houses on Kirkjutorg, 1920.jpg 770 × 469; 47 KB. Categories: Reykjavík by year. 1920 in Iceland.
