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Christ the King Cathedral (Reykjavík)

Landakotskirkja (transl. Landakot's Church), officially named Basilika Krists konungs (transl. The Basilica of Christ the King) and often referred to as Kristskirkja (transl. Christ's Church), is a Catholic basilica in the western part of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík and is the cathedral of the Diocese of Reykjavík. It is the sole Catholic cathedral in Iceland. Services at the cathedral are held in Icelandic,…

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1929

Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland

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Guðjón Samúelsson

1887-1950 · Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland

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Guðjón Samúelsson was Iceland’s State Architect and one of the country’s most influential designers of churches, civic buildings, and national institutions.

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