Akureyrarkirkja Explained

Akureyrarkirkja (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈaːkʏrˌeiːrarˌcʰɪr̥ca/, regionally also in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈaːkʰʏr-/) or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church at Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson (1887–1950) and completed in 1940.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Akureyrarkirkja contains a notably large 3200-pipe organ. The bas-reliefs on the nave balcony are by sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982). The altarpiece dates to 1863 and was designed by Danish artist Edvard Lehmann (1815 - 1892). The windows were designed and made by J. Wippel & Co. of Exeter, Devon in Britain. The Italian white marble baptismal font is made by Florentine sculptor Corrado Vigni (1888 - 1956). The angel baptismal font is a replica of a work by noted Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844). The original work is situated at Copenhagen Cathedral (Vor Frue Kirke).^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

In 2017, the church was vandalized, and incurred 20 million ISK in damage.^[9]

External links

• Official site
• Akureyrarkirkja on the Icelandic Church Map

65.6799°N -18.0908°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Akureyri church. visitakureyri.is. December 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606220442/http://www.visitakureyri.is/en/things-to-do/attractions/akureyrarkirkja-1. June 6, 2015. dead.
2. Web site: Akureyrarkirkja (1940). kirkjukort.net . December 1, 2019.
3. Web site: Guðjón Samúelsson. mbl.is. December 1, 2019.
4. Web site: Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982). artmuseum.is . December 1, 2019.
5. Web site: Edvard Lehmann. Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. December 1, 2019.
6. Web site: wippell.com. J. Wippell & Co. Ltd. December 1, 2019.
7. Web site: Bertel Thorvaldsen. Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon . December 1, 2019.
8. Web site: Thorvaldsen's Work. domkirken.dk . December 1, 2019.
9. News: "Fögnum því að horfið hafi verið frá málsókn". 2021-06-02. 2022-04-05. RÚV. Óðinn Svan Óðinsson. is.