Hallgrímskirkja and Landakotskirkja

A previous post mentioned the 19th century change from Catholicism to Lutheranism in Iceland's official state religion.  We visited the more recognized Lutheran church in Reykjavik shortly after landing last week - the Hallgrímskirkja (an early post has more photos).


There's also a famous Catholic church in Reykjavik, Landakotskirkja or Christ The King Cathedral. Both were designed by the State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson. We visited it early on our free day Thursday.



I couldn't resist including my namesake saint (and dropping a few kroner into the box).


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  1. Meant to tell you... Loved the Bjork "Overture" music and video on your pre-trip entry. I'm pretty sure you visited every site in the video. Thanks for taking us along!

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