Perlan

Perlan is a natural history museum in , . It is situated on the top of . It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public.
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  • 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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Öskjuhlíð and Hlíðarendi.

Peak
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
is a hill in the centre of , .

Stadium
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Valsvöllur, also known as and formerly… is situated 450 metres northwest of Perlan.

Aerodrome
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is the main domestic airport serving , the capital of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population.

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 4½ km south of Perlan.

Locality
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . is situated 6 km south of Perlan.

Perlan

Latitude
64.12925° or 64° 7′ 45″ north
Longitude
-21.91903° or 21° 55′ 9″ west
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Established
1988
Levels
6
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
99PW43HJ+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25795245
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6935424
Wiki­data ID
Q1367886
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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”
  • Italian: “Perlan”
  • Japanese: “ペルトラン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Perlan”
  • Norwegian: “Perlan”
  • Polish: “Perlan”
  • Russian: “Перлан”
  • Slovak: “Perlan”
  • Spanish: “Perlan”
  • Swedish: “Perlan”
  • Thai: “เพอร์แลน”

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Places to explore: Hlíðar and Hlíðarendi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Perlan Restaurant and Perlan Cafe.

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