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Icelandic Architecture:
Buildings + Bridges

Camilla had been to Norway before, but this was my first experience of Scandinavian architecture and I got quite excited about it.

Churches

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Hallgrímskirkja (Reykjavik)
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Skógar church
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Vik church
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Steingrímsson memorial chapel (Kirkjubæjarklaustur)

Houses

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Storhöfði lighthouse (Heimaey)
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an Eyrarbakki house
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turf houses (Skógar)

Bridges

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bridge over the Þjórsa
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on the Skeiðará bridge

Works Along the Way is a little book on notable Icelandic architecture using concrete, with photos and brief descriptions of some 120 structures, of which we saw maybe 20.

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