Akureyrarkirkja 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 and completed in 1940.Akureyrarkirkja contains a notably large 3200-pipe organ. The bas-reliefs on the nave balcony are by sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson. The altarpiece dates to 1863 and was designed by Danish artist Edvard Lehmann. 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. The angel baptismal font is a replica of a work by noted Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. The original work is situated at Copenhagen Cathedral.In 2017, the church was vandalized, and incurred 20 million ISK in damage.
Jun 1 - Jun 14:
Mon - Fri: 10 am - 4 pm
Jun 15 - Aug 15:
Mon - Thu: 4 pm - 7 pm
Sun: 5 pm - 8 pm
Masses: Sun 8 pm
For further opening times, see the official website.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akureyrarkirkja
Official website http://www.akureyrarkirkja.is/
Email akirkja@akirkja.is
Phone +354 462 7700
Address Eyrarlandsvegur, 600 Akureyri, Iceland
Coordinates 65°40'47.543" N -18°5'27.035" E