Parliament Building

Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by in central , . It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament.
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  • Government building
  • …lies at an elevation of 18 metres (59 feet)
  • …dates from 1881
  • Description: building of parliament of Iceland
  • Address: Kirkjustræti 14, Reykjavík, 101
  • Also known as
    “Alþingi”
    “Alþingishúsið”
    “Parliament House”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Reykjavík Cathedral.
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, located… is situated 290 metres northeast of Parliament Building.
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is a cathedral church…
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is a public square in , .

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.
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 7 km south of Parliament Building.
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . is situated 8 km south of Parliament Building.

Parliament Building

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Latitude
64.14675° or 64° 8′ 48″ north
Longitude
-21.94017° or 21° 56′ 25″ west
Open location code
99PW43W5+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 110885345
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Geo­Names ID
6935427
Wiki­data ID
Q451045

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Parliament Building” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Catalan: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Chinese: “冰岛议会大廈”
  • Chinese: “冰島國會大廈”
  • Chinese: “冰島議會大廈”
  • Czech: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Danish: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Dutch: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Estonian: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Finnish: “Althingishusid”
  • Finnish: “Alþingishúsið”
  • French: “Alþingishusid”
  • French: “Alþingishúsið”
  • French: “Parlement d’Islande”
  • German: “Althingishusid”
  • German: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Icelandic: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Italian: “Althingishúsið”
  • Italian: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Japanese: “アイスランド国会議事堂”
  • Japanese: “アルシング議事堂”
  • Japanese: “国会議事堂 (アイスランド)”
  • Japanese: “国会議事堂”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alþingishús”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Norwegian: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Polish: “Althingishusid”
  • Polish: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Portuguese: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Portuguese: “Casa do Parlamento”
  • Russian: “Альтингисхус”
  • Russian: “Здание альтинга”
  • Slovenian: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Spanish: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Swedish: “Alltingshuset”
  • Thai: “อัลซิญจิสฮูซิซ”
  • Turkish: “Alþingishúsið”
  • Welsh: “Alþingishúsið”

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