Viðeyjarstofa

Viðeyjarstofa is a building in . Viðeyjarstofa is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the memorial .
Photo: Salvor, Public domain.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Iceland
  • Roof shape: half-hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Viðeyjarkirkja and Imagine Peace Tower.

Church
Photo: Salvor, Public domain.
is a church.

Memorial
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
The is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near , . Installed in 2007, it consists of a tall tower of light, projected from a white stone monument that has the words "Imagine Peace" carved into it in 24 languages. is situated 310 metres west of Viðeyjarstofa.

Hospital
Photo: Gdh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Kleppsspítali is an Icelandic psychiatric hospital that is operated by . The first laws concerning were nr. is situated 2 km south of Viðeyjarstofa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reykjavík and Kópavogur.

Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and largest city in and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.

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
Photo: OddurBen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west , 12 kilometres east of the country's capital, . The coat of arms of the municipality is a tightly-knotted triquetra, a symbol often used in Celtic knotwork and strongly associated with the Celtic nations. is situated 8 km east of Viðeyjarstofa.

Viðeyjarstofa

Latitude
64.16282° or 64° 9′ 46″ north
Longitude
-21.85305° or 21° 51′ 11″ west
Inception
1755
Open location code
99PW547W+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 235953821
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­half-hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q16430177
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In Other Languages

From Icelandic to Italian—“Viðeyjarstofa” goes by many names.
  • Icelandic: “Viðeyjarstofa”
  • Italian: “Viðeyjarstofa”

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