Parliament Building
Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament.Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Sonnenfahrt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Government building
- Description: building of parliament of Iceland
- Also known as: “Alþingi”, “Alþingishúsið”, and “Parliament House”
- Address: Kirkjustræti 14, Reykjavík, 101
Photo: Jóhann Heiðar Árnason, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Reykjavík Cathedral.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 290 metres northeast of Parliament Building.
Reykjavík Cathedral
Church
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reykjavík Cathedral is a cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland, the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs.
Austurvöllur
Square
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Austurvöllur is a public square in Reykjavík, Iceland. The square is a popular gathering place for the citizens of Reykjavík, and especially during good weather due to the prevalence of cafés on Vallarstræti and Pósthússtræti.
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 7 km south of Parliament Building.
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 8 km south of Parliament Building.
Parliament Building
- Categories: parliament building and building
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.14675° or 64° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
-21.94017° or 21° 56′ 25″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Inception
1881Open location code
99PW43W5+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 110885345OpenStreetMap feature
building=governmentGeoNames ID
6935427Wikidata 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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