SW Iceland
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Reykjavík

National Theater

The National Theatre of Iceland in , is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic director of The National Theatre is Magnús Geir Þórðarsson.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Iceland
  • Also known as: “National Theatre of Iceland”
  • Address: Hverfisgata 19, Reykjavík, 101
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Safnahúsið.

Museum
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, located in , Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. is situated 260 metres northwest of National Theater.

Museum
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, formerly Þjóðmenningarhúsið, is an exhibition space in , Iceland, which houses an exhibition, Points of View, drawn from various national museums and other cultural institutions.

Government office
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is a government office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

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is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 7 km south of National Theater.

Locality
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 8 km south of National Theater.

National Theater

Latitude
64.14728° or 64° 8′ 50″ north
Longitude
-21.93115° or 21° 55′ 52″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Inception
April 20th, 1950
Levels
4
Open location code
99PW43W9+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 94560555
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­theatre
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6935419
Wiki­data ID
Q565455
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“National Theater” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Իսլանդիայի ազգային թատրոն”
  • Belarusian: “Ісландскі нацыянальны тэатр”
  • Belarusian: “Ісьляндскі нацыянальны тэатар”
  • Chinese: “冰島國家劇院”
  • Danish: “Islands nationalteater”
  • Danish: “Þjóðleikhúsið”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسرح الوطنى فى ايسلندا”
  • German: “Isländisches Nationaltheater”
  • German: “Nationaltheater Islands”
  • German: “Nationaltheater von Island”
  • German: “Thjodleikhusid”
  • German: “Þjóðleikhúsið”
  • Hebrew: “התיאטרון הלאומי של איסלנד”
  • Icelandic: “Þjóðleikhúsið”
  • Italian: “Teatro nazionale islandese”
  • Italian: “Teatro nazionale”
  • Japanese: “アイスランド国立劇場”
  • Persian: “تئاتر ملی ایسلند”
  • Russian: “Национальный театр Исландии”
  • Spanish: “Teatro nacional de Islandia”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de Islandia”
  • Swedish: “Islands nationalteater”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний театр Ісландії”

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