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Church of Sjykkisholmskirkja

Church of Sjykkisholmskirkja

The church of StykkishÃ³lmur, Iceland was inaugurated May 6th, 1990. It is a landmark of the small town both from sea and land. The church is designed by arch...
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The church of StykkishÃ³lmur, Iceland was inaugurated May 6th, 1990. It is a landmark of the small town both from sea and land. The church is designed by architect JÃ³n Haraldsson and the altar piece is painted by icelandic painter KristÃn GunnlaugsdÃ³ttir and shows Maria carrying the child Jesus. The church is well known for its fine acoustics and musical events are on regular basis. A new Klais church organ was inaugurated in January 2012 has 22 stops, commissioned from Johannes Klais of Bonn, Germany. Summer recitals are conducted by The Friends of the Arts Society StykkishÃ³lmrkirkja every summer.
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camera

NIKON D500

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settings

Aperture f/9 ISO 280 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 650/10

location

location

Iceland

upload_date

Aug, 2019

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423

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+43

Awards

People's Choice in White Architecture Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+12

Superb Composition

+3

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Lovely unique architecture

WOW. Incredible architecture and back story.

Great looking modern church in the middle of an old fishing village....

Wonderful capture! Love the architecture of the building and the history you included. Nicely done.

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Hi Mark, Congratulations on your win with this creative shot.

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