Cathedral Organ, Hallgrímskirkja, Hallgrímstorg, Reykjavik, Iceland

            Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is one of the city's best-known landmarks and is visible throughout the city. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) high, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), author of the Passion Hymns.

Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937 and is said to have been designed to resemble the trap rocks, mountains and glaciers of Iceland's landscape.

It took 41 years to build the church: construction started in 1945 and ended in 1986, but the landmark tower being completed long before the whole church was completed. The crypt beneath the choir was consecrated in 1948, the steeple and wings were completed in 1974, and the nave was consecrated in 1986. At the time of construction, the building was criticized as too old-fashioned and as a blend of different architectural styles. The church was originally intended to be less tall, but the leaders of the Church of Iceland wanted a large spire so as to outshine Landakotskirkja (Landakot's Church), which was the cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland.

Taken in: Iceland / Capital / Reykjavík (show map)

Taken on: October 28, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/4.0, 1/50 sec, 27mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	18-270mm
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	27mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Visual Watermark
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