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Published: 2016-08-31 16:54:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 809; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 0
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Stykkishólmur church (aka Stykkishólmskirkja) in Stykkishólmur, Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland. This is a modern church made from white concrete and was consecrated in 1980. It seats 300 people and is also used for concerts.As churches go I think it is a thing of beauty. And Stykkishólmur is not a big town. It has a population of just over 1,000 and is all about fishing and tourism. It is a beautiful fishing town with many buildings being good examples of traditional architecture of the area. I spent much more time there than I expected too.
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It's a hell of a church
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Thank you very much
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Not bad for your local village church is it?
Thank you
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The shape of this building brings to mind Thor's hammer - as you see it in jewelry/symbols/tattoos. Pretty ironic.
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Yes it is. I see what you mean
Thank you Idelle
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Thank you Gigi 
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beautiful and interesting architecture
great capture Lawrence
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Thank you very much Sylvie
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my pleasure dear Lawrence
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Thank you Peggy
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I thought you were kidding with that name. 
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It's real. I love the Icelandic language
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Sort of reminds me a little of the Kansas City Zoo's former Great Ape House that got bulldozed last year. Lovely photo!
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Is that really the name of the building.....Stykkisholmshirkja....weird....
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Stykkisholmer is the town and Kirkja is a church. That's Icelandic for you.
I love their language. In fact, I love Iceland
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Dunno, I don't really like the style. It's not quite as ugly as the big church in Reykjavik though. Don't get me wrong, this is nicely captured, I just can't take any pleasure in this type of architecture. : /
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Well I'm from a country full of beautiful historic buildings and ruins.
I find many of the new designs on Iceland quite amazing. The fact that such a small town can have a church like this is wonderful
If you compare this to some of the horrific buildings that were built in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s you might like this a little more but it is all a matter of personal taste. That's what's great about art & design.
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Well yeah, you are right. Most modern architecture is ugly as hell in my eyes. Especially all those steel/glas buildings or full-out concrete stuff. But in the end that's personal taste as you said. I like colorful and filigree designed architecture. Huge pillars and arches built out of concrete looks ugly to me.
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Now that is a great bit of architecture Lawrence, what a lovely building.
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Thank you Jane
I really like it. I had a good look round. The town/village is lovely too
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That's very intresseting. Sounds like a adventure travel. Gorgeous photography!
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Thank you dear Pia
I had lots of fun
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Thank you my dear Lara
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Wonderful Architecture and picture❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you Ilona 
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Thank you Lord for your beautiful picture👍🏽
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Such a wonderful architectural capture, dear Lawrence.
I saw more photographs from Iceland and I wonder why the architecture is almost always very modern.
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Thank you dear Ans 
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