Hallgrimskirkja

Hallgrímskirkja is defined by its soaring concrete facade, where tiers of vertical stone columns fan outward to mirror the natural basalt lava flows found at Iceland's Svartifoss waterfall. Standing seventy-four and a half meters tall, this Lutheran parish church occupies a prominent hill in the city, its tower designed not only to house bells but to serve as a broadcast antenna for the nation. State architect Guðjón Samúelsson began the plans in nineteen thirty-seven, intending the structure to embody the rugged character of the Icelandic landscape.