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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
- …is also known as “The Pearl”
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1988
- …has 6 floors
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Description: a landmark in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík
- Address: Varmahlíð 1, Reykjavík, 105
- Email: perlan@perlan.is
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Perlan
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Latitude
64.12925° or 64° 7′ 45″ north
Longitude
-21.91903° or 21° 55′ 9″ west
Open location code
99PW43HJ+M9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Thai—“Perlan” goes by many names.
PerlanBasque
ПерланBelarusian
ПэрлянBelarusian
珍珠楼Chinese
珍珠樓Chinese
PerlanCzech
PerlanDutch
PerlanFaroese
PerlanFinnish
PerlanIcelandic
PerlanItalian
ペルトランJapanese
PerlanNorwegian
PerlanNorwegian Bokmål
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