However, churches in Iceland have some characteristics. The following are some churches we visited in the summer of 20 18.
Speaking of churches, of course, Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavik is the first. This is because Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland and the first stop for tourists to come to Iceland. Moreover, the spire of this Lutheran church built in 1986 is as high as 74.5 meters, which is towering compared with the generally low houses in the city.
But when I stand in front, I always feel that it is a standing space shuttle model made of paper or building blocks. I wonder if everyone feels the same way?
Gu, the designer of the church? Jón Samúelsson was the first person in Iceland to receive architectural design education. He is a national architect who has designed many famous buildings in Iceland, including Chirieri Cathedral.
According to the online introduction, his design is to imitate the basalt, mountains and glaciers in Iceland, and its tower is inspired by the basalt prism next to Svartifoss in Skav tafel Nature Reserve. It seems that people misunderstood him by treating the church as a space shuttle, or did he play a joke on everyone?
This church was named after Hal Grimoul Peytour Song, an Icelandic poet and priest in the 7th century/KLOC-0. He is the author of Hymns of Passion.
There is also a twin-tower church in Reykjavik. On the two square white towers, there is a tall, sharp black tower top, which is very eye-catching and can be seen everywhere, but it is rarely mentioned in other people's travel notes. After I came back, I did some homework to know that it was called Hateigskirkja, and it was not open to tourists. There is little introduction to it on the Internet, except that it was built by halldór hónsson in 1957-65. I can't help adding a bit of mystery to it.
Located in the golden circle of Sinville National Park (? Ingeville National Park is a must-see for tourists. There are not only natural beauty here, but also the history of Iceland. There is the oldest parliamentary site in the world, dating back to 930 AD.
The small church by the river in the park is one of the earliest churches built in Iceland. Icelanders converted to Christianity from Nordic religions around 1000, and established the first church here. Legend has it that the king of Norway at that time? The stout king Olaf sent wood and clocks to build the church.
Of course, the church a thousand years ago has long since ceased to exist, and the present church was rebuilt by 1859. We stood at the junction of the Eurasian plate and the American plate, looking at the gray building by the river from a distance, which was particularly simple and low-key on cloudy days.
Chirieri, the capital of the north, is the fourth largest town in Iceland, with an akureyrakjya church in Icelandic. This is also a minimalist church, with no complicated lines and only a few simple vertical lines. It is located on a hillside, more solemn. It was late that day and it was raining lightly, so we had to take some pictures of it from a distance under the steps.
Husavik, a small town in the north, is said to be one of dozens of towns that must be visited in the world. But if you don't watch whales by boat here, the town is actually lacking. So Husavik Church has become the number one attraction in the town. The whole church is a wooden building, with plain white walls outside and dark red wooden strips on the edges and window frames. It looks clear in color and simple in lines.
The day we went was just in time. Not only did I catch up with the opening of the World Cup finals, but I also watched the French team score the first goal while drinking coffee. Because the weather changes at the right time. At first, the clouds in the sky were so thick that the mountains behind the church were wrapped, and the church in front of the clouds looked solemn. After a while, the clouds gradually dispersed and retreated to the blue sky, revealing the green hillside. The church looks higher than the hillside, with spires towering into the sky, which is even more majestic against the blue sky. We've filmed enough.
Blundy uz (Bl? Blonduoskirkja in the town of nduós is very famous. Because of its unique shape, it looks like a whale, so it is also called whale church.
However, the church near the town is not impressive at all. Maybe it's the weather. The gray-black buildings are covered by rain. If it weren't for this scene in the travel plan, it might really be missed. The children don't want to get off the bus because of the bad weather. Only a few adults came out and took a turn in the wind and rain. Viewed from the side, it really looks like the naked back of a whale. Do you think so?
From Brendios (Bl? Pingeyrakirkja is 20 kilometers away from the town of nduós and can be traced back to one of the oldest churches in Iceland.
From 1 106 to 1 12 1, the bishop of Holar, the second diocese of Iceland, is Jon Ogmonson. According to the legend a hundred years later, there was a serious famine in Iceland. The bishop prayed to God that if the famine stopped, he would build a church here. Later, the famine finally stopped, so there was 1 133 Iceland's first monastery. He has always belonged to the Tianjiao Benedictine Society and did not convert to Lutheranism until 1550. 1877, a Roman-style church was built of stone.
Of course, it's not easy to get here. The next highway is more than ten kilometers. It was rainy and windy on the day we went, and it was really windy and rainy. I didn't see any cars on the road, but I saw some Icelandic horses with messy manes galloping in the wind in a pasture by the road. When we reached the front of the church, the dark stone wall was reflected under the dark clouds, which was more independent than the black church we later saw in Sinai.
Although the courtyard door outside the church is open, the door leading to the church is closed, so we can't get a glimpse of the inside. It is said that the church is beautiful and has treasures, including/kloc-the British alabaster altar in the 5th century, and the hexagonal pulpit with tester and baptismal font at the end of 17, with a blue ceiling inlaid with 1000 golden stars.
Hvammstangi, located on the northwest coast, is a small fishing village, and tourists often come to see seals. But I think the country church here is still good, just like the small and simple ones in other places.
Stykkisholmur, located in the Sinai Peninsula in the west of Iceland, is one of the must-see destinations for many people to visit Iceland. On the hill next to the town, near the sea, stands the Stikis Holmi Cathedral designed by Jón Haraldsson, which is the landmark of the town.
This is a relatively new church, built in 1990, so its style is more modern. The whole body is milky white, which is very conspicuous from a distance. Looking ahead, two arc curves lead people's eyes to the sky. Viewed from the side, it looks like a huge beast squatting on the top of the mountain, staring at the sea with its head held high.
One of the characteristics of Stykkisholmur's church is that there is no cross that churches usually have outside, which makes us not think it is a church at first.
Olavsvik Church (? Lafsvíkurkirkja), located in Horsvik (? Lafsvík) is the masterpiece of design master Hákon Hertervig. This church has a unique shape. It is said that the triangle is born out of the common sails in Iceland, and the spire is to receive signals from space. The simplicity of the whole church reveals an aura that is amazing.
Grenfill ze (Grundarfj? r？ Ur), there is a church with white walls, red tiles and black spires.
The designer of this church is Halldór Halldórsson. The church was built in two stages. The first phase lasted five years and was completed on July 3 196 1. The second phase will not be completed until 1982.
The famous Budil Black Church (Bu? Akirkja) is said to be one of the must-see attractions in Sinai Peninsula.
It is one of the oldest wooden churches in Iceland, and the earliest historical record can be traced back to 1703. However, due to its pure wood structure, it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times in the past 300 years, and the present church building was renovated in the 1980s. The reason why it is called the Black Church is that it is all black except the doors and windows, and stands on the empty leaves, which is very solemn.
This is a good place to see the aurora in winter, but in summer, we can only see the snow-covered Mount Sinai in the distance.