Alþingishúsið
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| Alþingishúsið | |
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| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ferdinand Meldahl |
Alþingishúsið (Icelandic pronunciation:
The reliefs on the tympanums of the four outermost windows on the first floor represent the four landvættir of Iceland: a dragon, a vulture, a giant and a bull, momentarily appeased by Ingólfur Arnarson when he first landed in Iceland.
Alþingishúsið has also housed the
Today, only the debating chamber, a few small meeting rooms and the offices of some of the senior parliamentary staff are actually located in Alþingishúsið. Committee meeting rooms, parliamentarians' offices and most of Alþingi's secretariat are located in other buildings in the area around Austurvöllur. There are currently plans to build a new building to house these offices and meeting rooms in the area immediately to the west of Alþingishúsið, where there is today a parking lot and a few smaller buildings currently being used by Alþingi and which will be incorporated into the new building.
External links
- Alþingishúsið - Picture Gallery from www.islandsmyndir.is
- Information about the new building for Alþingi (in Icelandic)
64°08′48″N 21°56′25″W / 64.14667°N 21.94028°W
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