Hofdi house

Höfði is a house in , , built in 1909, and best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of President Ronald Reagan of the United States and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building in Iceland, location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Also known as: “Höfði”
  • Address: Félagstún 1, 105
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Harpa.

Museum
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, located in , Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. is situated 1½ km west of Hofdi house.

Theater building
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is a concert hall and conference centre in , Iceland. The opening concert was held on 4 May 2011. The building features a distinctive colored glass façade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland. is situated 1¼ km west of Hofdi house.

Theater building
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The National Theatre of Iceland in , is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic director of The National Theatre is Magnús Geir Þórðarsson. is situated 1¼ km west of Hofdi house.

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. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 7 km south of Hofdi house.

Locality
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 8 km south of Hofdi house.

Hofdi house

Latitude
64.14652° or 64° 8′ 48″ north
Longitude
-21.90636° or 21° 54′ 23″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
99PW43WV+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 104079936
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1067075
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Swedish—“Hofdi house” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Höfði”
  • Basque: “Höfði”
  • Belarusian: “Рэйк’явікскі двор”
  • Belarusian: “Рэйк’явіцкі двор”
  • Catalan: “Höfði”
  • Chinese: “霍夫迪楼”
  • Danish: “Höfði”
  • Dutch: “Hofdi”
  • Dutch: “Höfði”
  • French: “Hofdi”
  • French: “Höfði”
  • German: “Höfdi”
  • German: “Höfði”
  • German: “Höfthi”
  • Greek: “Höfði”
  • Greek: “Χοέβθι”
  • Hebrew: “הופידי”
  • Icelandic: “Höfði”
  • Italian: “Höfði”
  • Japanese: “ホフジ・ハウス”
  • Japanese: “ホフジハウス”
  • Japanese: “ホフディ・ハウス”
  • Japanese: “ホフディハウス”
  • Korean: “회프디”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Höfði”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Höfði”
  • Norwegian: “Höfði”
  • Polish: “Höfði”
  • Portuguese: “Höfði”
  • Russian: “Хёвди”
  • Russian: “Хьофди”
  • Spanish: “Höfði”
  • Swedish: “Höfði”

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