Perlan
Perlan is a natural history museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is situated on the top of Öskjuhlíð hill. It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
- Email: perlan@perlan.is
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: a landmark and museum in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík
- Also known as: “The Pearl”
- Address: Varmahlíð 1, Reykjavík, 105
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Öskjuhlíð and Hlíðarendi.
Öskjuhlíð
Peak
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Öskjuhlíð is a hill in the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is 61 metres above sea level. The hill is a designated outdoors area and is covered with trees.
Hlíðarendi
Stadium
Photo: Raf24, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valsvöllur, also known as Hlíðarendi and formerly Vodafonevöllurinn, is a multi-purpose stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams. Hlíðarendi is situated 450 metres northwest of Perlan.
Reykjavík Airport
Aerodrome
Reykjavík Airport is the main domestic airport serving Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. The airport is located about two kilometres from the city centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 4½ km south of Perlan.
Kaplakriki
Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 6 km south of Perlan.
Perlan
- Categories: architectural structure, building, and tourism
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.12925° or 64° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-21.91903° or 21° 55′ 9″ westElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Inception
1988Levels
6Open location code
99PW43HJ+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 25795245OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Thai—“Perlan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Perlan”
- Belarusian: “Перлан”
- Belarusian: “Пэрлян”
- Chinese: “珍珠楼”
- Chinese: “珍珠樓”
- Czech: “Perlan”
- Dutch: “Perlan”
- Faroese: “Perlan”
- Finnish: “Perlan”
- French: “Perlan”
- German: “Perlan”
- Icelandic: “Perlan”
- Japanese: “ペルトラン”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Perlan”
- Norwegian: “Perlan”
- Polish: “Perlan”
- Russian: “Перлан”
- Slovak: “Perlan”
- Spanish: “Perlan”
- Swedish: “Perlan”
- Thai: “Perlan”
- Thai: “เพอร์แลน”
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