Althing
Althing is a government office in Reykjavík, Capital Region. Althing is situated nearby to the government building Parliament Building, as well as near the work of art The black cone, monument to civil disobedience.- Type: Government office
- Also known as: “Alþingi”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parliament Building and The Icelandic Phallological Museum.
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.
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 Althing.
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.
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 Althing.
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 Althing.
Althing
- Categories: office and government building
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.14676° or 64° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
-21.94017° or 21° 56′ 25″ westOpen location code
99PW43W5+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 9437495103OpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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