Lækjargata
Lækjargata (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlaiːcarˌkaːta], "stream street") is a street in downtown Reykjavík and takes its name from the stream that once ran along the street, from the Tjörnin to the sea.
History
Settlement period
In Spring 2015, the remains of a 22 metre long tenth- or eleventh-century turf building with a 5.2 metre long hearth at the north end were found under the present lot Lækjargata 10-12. At this time, the area of Lækjargata was part of the marshy Austurvöllur, a field belonging to the farmers of Vík.[1]
Development of the street
Lækjargata began to take its present form in the late eighteenth century, when two houses were built there. They were built when
In 1828, a bridge was built over the stream, facilitating the development of Lækjartorg and the intersecting Bankastræti.[4] In 1846, Lækjargata 7 became the new home to Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
Sources
References
- ^ Lísabet Guðmundsdóttir, 'Lækjargata hin eldri — Leifar af skála frá 10. eða 11. öld', http://www.mbl.is/vidburdir/fundir/vidburdur/8108/.
- ^ Lísabet Guðmundsdóttir, 'Lækjargata hin eldri — Leifar af skála frá 10. eða 11. öld', http://www.mbl.is/vidburdir/fundir/vidburdur/8108/.
- ^ Lísabet Guðmundsdóttir, 'Lækjargata hin eldri — Leifar af skála frá 10. eða 11. öld', http://www.mbl.is/vidburdir/fundir/vidburdur/8108/.
- ^ Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir and Guðný Gerður Gunnarsdóttir, Húsakönnun: Austurstræti – Pósthússtræti – Hafnarstræti – Lækjargata, Skýrsla, 132 (Reykjavík: Minjasafn Reykjavíkur, 2006), p. 11; http://rafhladan.is/handle/10802/4886.
External links
Media related to Lækjargata at Wikimedia Commons
