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Akureyrarkirkja

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Akureyrarkirkja
Akureyrarkirkja
Akureyrarkirkja
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Akureyrarkirkja
Akureyrarkirkja
Akureyrarkirkja
Akureyrarkirkja
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Akureyrarkirkja
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Akureyrarkirkja
Phone:
+354 462 7700

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday10am - 7pm
Tuesday10am - 7pm
Wednesday10am - 7pm
Thursday10am - 7pm
Friday10am - 7pm
SaturdayClosed


Akureyrarkirkja or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church in Akureyri, northern Iceland. 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.Akureyrarkirkja contains a notably large 3200-pipe organ, a unique interpretation of the crucifixion and a suspended ship hanging from the ceiling which reflects an old Nordic tradition of giving offerings for the protection of loved ones at sea. It was believed many years until the year 2013, that the opaque central window in the chancel once belonged to Coventry Cathedral in England.
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