SW Iceland
Capital Region
Reykjavík

Leifur Ericson

Leifr Eiricsson, sometimes called the Leif Eiricsson Memorial, is statue of Norse explorer Leif Erikson created by American artist Alexander Stirling Calder.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork_type: statue
  • Description: statue in Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Also known as: “Leif Erikson Monument”, “Leif Eriksson Monument”, “Leifur Eiríksson”, “Statue of Leif Erikson”, “Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)”, and “Statue of Leifur Eiríksson (Reykjavík)”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Einar Jónsson Museum and The Icelandic Phallological Museum.

Museum
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Museum
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, located in , 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. is situated 790 metres northwest of Leifur Ericson.

Theater building
Photo: Gdh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 580 metres north of Leifur Ericson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
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 6 km south of Leifur Ericson.

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 7 km south of Leifur Ericson.

Leifur Ericson

Latitude
64.14236° or 64° 8′ 33″ north
Longitude
-21.92751° or 21° 55′ 39″ west
Inception
1930
Open location code
99PW43RC+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1346965358
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q66126509
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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Ukrainian—“Leifur Ericson” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “לייף איריקסון”
  • Lithuanian: “Leifas Eriksonas”
  • Russian: “Лейф Эрикссон”
  • Ukrainian: “Лейф Еріксон”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Art Ceramic Studio Gallery and Frakkland.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leifur Ericson”. Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.