
The largest church in Iceland, Hallgrímskirkja, is situated on the hill Skolavorduholt, which overlooks the centre of old Reykjavik. In 1937 State architect Gudjon Samuelsson was commissioned to design the church. Samuelsson’s design used motifs and materials from Icelandic nature, with basalt lava flows playing a prominent role in the architecture. When looking at Hallgrímskirkja,…


