Althing

Althing is a government office in Reykjavík, Capital Region. Althing is situated near the government building Parliament Building, as well as near the work of art The black cone, monument to civil disobedience.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

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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

Type: Government office
Also known as: “Alþingi”
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″ north

Longitude

-21.94017° or 21° 56′ 25″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

99PW43W5+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9437495103

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alþingisgarðurinn and The black cone, monument to civil disobedience.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hallgrimsharpan and Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason.

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Worth a closer look: Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur.

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