Hallgrimskirkja in virtual silhouette, showing the columnar structure echoing the basalt columns of Iceland's volcanic landscape
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Hallgrimskirkja in virtual silhouette, showing the columnar structure echoing the basalt columns of Iceland's volcanic landscape
Hallgrimskirkja was built in honour of the Icelandic religious poet and clergyman Hallgrimur Petursson (1614-1674). It took over 40 years to build and was finally consecrated in 1986.