Akureyri -
2015
View over Akureyri
We stopped for a first view of Akureyri, the second largest city in Iceland.
Although its population is just under 20,000, Akureyi is the second largest city in Iceland.
Nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland, Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre.
The town was the site of Allied units during World War II.
Akureyri has been heated geothermally since the late 1970s.
We found it was a neat, tidy place.
The Akureyi HOF Cultural and Conference Centre is a brilliant inspration.
Adjacent to the bus station, it has an information centre-shop, 600-seat concert hall and sculpture yard.
The building, which is located on the banks of the fjord, forms a natural part of the town's central squares and pedestrian thoroughfares.
Its significance as a social linchpin is reflected partly in the building's circular form,
and partly in the public pedestrian street which cuts through the building.
The Arts Centre is anchored in Icelandic nature.
Externally, the building is clad with rods and bars of a special variety of Icelandic granite called Studlaberg..
The building's interior also recalls nature; here, the interior pedestrian street is reminiscent of a ravine between rock walls.
Openings in the rock walls provide access to the cultural functions.
The building greatly impressed me.
Fancy being able to tie up your boat and walk a few metres to a concert!
Akureyri Akureyrarkirkja or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church in Akureyri.
Located in the centre of the city, and towering above the city on a hill, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, and completed in 1940.
A suspended ship hanging from the ceiling which reflects an old Nordic tradition of giving offerings for the protection of loved ones at sea
The central stained glass window above the altar formed a part of a set which was destroyed in an air raid on Coventry Cathedral in England.
Akureyri Botanical Garden (Lystigardurinn)
Just south of The Arctic Circle, these are the most northerly botanical gardens in the world.
Since 1910, when women from Akureyri founded the Park Association to beautify their city, the gardens have expanded
and they have examples of every species native to Iceland, as well as a host of high-latitude and high-altitude plants from around the world.
Some native Iceland plants ...
Akureyri Christmas house
The Advent Calender inside the tower
Some interesting information and items in the toilet at the Christmas House.
View over Akureyri
We stopped for a first view of Akureyri, the second largest city in Iceland.
Although its population is just under 20,000, Akureyi is the second largest city in Iceland.
Nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland, Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre.
The town was the site of Allied units during World War II.
Akureyri has been heated geothermally since the late 1970s.
We found it was a neat, tidy place.
The Akureyi HOF Cultural and Conference Centre is a brilliant inspration.
Adjacent to the bus station, it has an information centre-shop, 600-seat concert hall and sculpture yard.
The building, which is located on the banks of the fjord, forms a natural part of the town's central squares and pedestrian thoroughfares.
Its significance as a social linchpin is reflected partly in the building's circular form,
and partly in the public pedestrian street which cuts through the building.
The Arts Centre is anchored in Icelandic nature.
Externally, the building is clad with rods and bars of a special variety of Icelandic granite called Studlaberg..
The building's interior also recalls nature; here, the interior pedestrian street is reminiscent of a ravine between rock walls.
Openings in the rock walls provide access to the cultural functions.
The building greatly impressed me.
Fancy being able to tie up your boat and walk a few metres to a concert!
Akureyri Akureyrarkirkja or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church in Akureyri.
Located in the centre of the city, and towering above the city on a hill, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, and completed in 1940.
A suspended ship hanging from the ceiling which reflects an old Nordic tradition of giving offerings for the protection of loved ones at sea
The central stained glass window above the altar formed a part of a set which was destroyed in an air raid on Coventry Cathedral in England.
Akureyri Botanical Garden (Lystigardurinn)
Just south of The Arctic Circle, these are the most northerly botanical gardens in the world.
Since 1910, when women from Akureyri founded the Park Association to beautify their city, the gardens have expanded
and they have examples of every species native to Iceland, as well as a host of high-latitude and high-altitude plants from around the world.
Some native Iceland plants ...
Akureyri Christmas house
The Advent Calender inside the tower
Some interesting information and items in the toilet at the Christmas House.
