Dómkirkja
The Cathedral of Reykjavik ( isl. Dómkirkja) is adjacent to the Parliament building on Asuturvollur in the historic center of Iceland's capital and is home to the Lutheran Bishop of Iceland and church downtown community. Both the opening service of the Icelandic parliament and the celebrations after the presidential election and the appointment of bishops take place in the cathedral .
history
The previous building of the current cathedral was built between 1787 and 1796, near the site of the old church that was in Adalstræti. The bishopric had only recently been moved from Skálholt to Reykjavík and the church was to become the cathedral church of the two bishopric Hólar and Skálholt. The church was consecrated in 1796. At that time, all residents of the city still fit into the church. The church was built according to drawings by the royal builder (and well-known country house architect) Andreas Kirkerup. However, the building may have had certain weaknesses, because it was demolished and replaced by the current larger church building in 1847, which also took into account the increasing population development.
Today's cathedral church
Today's cathedral church was planned by the architect Laurits Albert Winstrup in the neo-classical style and completed in 1847. Renovations took place in 1879 and 1914. The architect Thorsteinn Gunnarsson directed the last two renovations in 1985 and from 1999 to 2001.
description
The altar painting depicts the one who conquered the grave. It is a work by the royal painter in Copenhagen GT Wegener from 1847 and served as a model for other works of art.
The silver decorations on the altar table were made by the silversmith Halldór Kristinsson in 1956 and 1958.
The font was created by Bertel Thorvaldsen and is considered a work of art. It was created in Rome in 1827 and entered the cathedral church in 1839. In the front it shows the baptism of Jesus by John, on one side the two as children with Mary, on the other side Jesus blessing the children. On the back there is the dedication (Latin): “ Made in Rome, Iceland, given to the homeland, from the heart. Albert Thorvaldsen. "
The pulpit in the neo -baroque style is a work of art by the church's architect, Winstrup, who also created the frame for the altar painting.
The organ was built in Berlin by Karl Schuke and consecrated in 1985. It has 31 registers and 3 manuals and pedal . The arrangement was designed by the cathedral organist Marteinn H. Fridriksson, the prospectus was designed by the architect Thorsteinn Gunnarsson.
The silver chalice and paten were created in 1784 by Sigurdur Thorsteinsson in Copenhagen and are a donation from the merchant JC Sunckenberg. Pastor Jón Auduns donated the crucifix and the candlesticks, the Bible was donated by the lawyer and church councilor Benedikt Blöndal.
Photo gallery
The organ
The sanctuary
The font
The altarpiece
The decorated pulpit
Individual evidence
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Coordinates: 64 ° 8 ′ 48.1 ″ N , 21 ° 56 ′ 21.9 ″ W.