Day 348 - Hallgrimskirkja Lutheran Church

This has apparently become the most popular photo destination in Reykjavik since it was it was completed.  I don't think it's so much what it is, but what it offers.  What it does offer is a place from which you can look down on the city of Reykjavik, Iceland.  There are no other places you can get a birds-eye view of this city from.

The Hallgrimskirkja church is an odd thing to me because it's exterior is all concrete.  While not the most aesthetic choice of building materials, it's apparently very popular in Iceland.  If I have the story right, the outer design was chosen to resemble basalt columns.  While we did take lots of pictures from up in the church tower, I chose to show this one of its interior.

This was shot from the front of the church, and besides capturing the immensity of it, it also shows how big the pipe organ is that inhabits the back wall over the entrance doors.

While it was somewhat stark, it was also very beautiful.