Rætur
Rætur is a work of art in Reykjavík, Capital Region. Rætur is situated nearby to the amusement arcade Freddi, as well as near the public building Cabinet of Iceland and the Prime Minister’s Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
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. As of early 2020 the museum moved to a new location in Hafnartorg, three times the size of the previous one, and the collection holds well over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammal. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 170 metres north of Rætur.
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
College
Photo: Gudbjartur Kristofersson, Public domain.
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is a junior college in Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík. The school traces its origin to 1056, when a school was established in Skálholt, and it remains one of the oldest institutions in Iceland. Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is situated 140 metres southwest of Rætur.
Parliament Building
Government building
Photo: Sonnenfahrt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. Parliament Building is situated 250 metres west of Rætur.
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 Rætur.
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 Rætur.
Rætur
- Type: Work of art
- Category: tourism
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.14699° or 64° 8′ 49″ northLongitude
-21.93512° or 21° 56′ 6″ westOpen location code
99PW43W7+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4337281296OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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