Il duomo di Reykjavik.

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Il duomo di Reykjavik,  la bella capitale islandese,  e’ una costruzione piuttosto piccola.  D’altra parte,  fu edificato nel 1847 (come si vede chiaramente in una delle mie foto) e quanti abitanti avra’ avuto la citta’ a quel tempo,  se oggi in tutta l’isola ve ne sono solo circa 400.000?

Sembra addirittura che al momento dell’inaugurazione,  nel duomo avessero potuto trovare posto tutti gli abitanti della citta’ a quel tempo.

Situato nella ampia piazza Austurvöllur,  il duomo e’ nel cuore della citta’ ed e’ attorniato da edifici importanti e da un parco ben tenuto e frequentatissimo.  Del resto,  in questa area vi era una chiesa preesistente.

Il duomo di Reykjavik,  dicevo,  e’ piccolo ma architettonicamente molto bello.   La seria struttura neoclassica e’ ravvivata da un grazioso campanile e molteplici finestre.  Naturalmente questo duomo e’ la sede vescovile ed essendo il Parlamento stato costruito molto vicino,  da sempre la prima seduta dell’anno e’ preceduta dalla Santa Messa.

Gli interni sono altrettanto belli ed accoglienti,  con semplici decori e dettagli dorati.  L’organo e’ di produzione tedesca.  Fu qui che per la prima volta venne cantato l’inno nazionale,  quando nel 1874 la Danimarca concesse l’indipendenza.

Il duomo di Reykjavik e’ una chiesa luterana ed e’ aperto solo durante le celebrazioni.

Noi pero’ lo abbiamo trovato aperto una sera in via eccezionale.  Appuntamento al prossimo post per svelare il motivo! 😉

Reykjavik Cathedral

The cathedral in Reykjavik,  the beautiful capital of Iceland,  is a rather small building.  After all,  it was built in 1847 (as can be clearly seen in one of my photos),  and how many inhabitants would the city have had at that time,  if today there are only about 400,000 on the entire island?

It even seems that at the time of its inauguration,  the cathedral could have accommodated all the city’s inhabitants at that time.

Located in the large Austurvöllur Square,  the cathedral is in the heart of the city and is surrounded by important buildings and a well-kept and popular park.  Moreover,  there was a pre-existing church in this area.

Reykjavik Cathedral,  as I was saying,  is small but architecturally beautiful.  The solemn neoclassical structure is enlivened by a graceful bell tower and numerous windows.  Naturally,  this cathedral is the bishop’s seat,  and since Parliament was built very nearby,  the first session of the year has always been preceded by Holy Mass.

The interior is equally beautiful and welcoming,  with simple decorations and gilded details.  The organ is of German manufacture.  It was here that the national anthem was sung for the first time,  when Denmark granted independence in 1874.

Reykjavik Cathedral is a Lutheran church and is only open during services. 

We,  however,  found it exceptionally open one evening.  See you in the next post to find out why! 😉

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39 risposte a "Il duomo di Reykjavik."

  30. Yes, true. As you assume, there is not much wood in Iceland, because they used it all in the past to build ships or make energy and their awful weather does not allow trees to get so tall. So there are only little portions of forest.
    But what is amazing about building construction is that some buildings are made of stone and those made of wood invariably have a thin metal cover on the whole wooden surface as a protection against the weather. This metal sheet is shaped to look like wood. You can clearly detect it when you look from very close. 😊

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