Alþingishúsið

"In 1880, work began on the construction of the Alþingi building at Kirkjustíg, but previously it had been assumed that the building would be built at Bakarastíg, where Bankastræti is now. Halldór Kr. Head teacher Friðriksson then sold his land at Kirkjustíginn for 2,500 ISK, which was considered an outrageous price in those days. His cabbage garden used to be there and the House of Parliament was built there. During the construction of the house, as well as the prison house at Skólavörðustíg, which had been built eleven years earlier, or in 1872, craftsmen from Reykjavík learned to cut and prepare stones from the hollows for building buildings. The kringlan on the back side was then built in 1908-9, but it was originally intended for Hannes Hafstein as well as a loft room for the reception of foreign heads of state and guests. Much later, or in 2002, another extension was built, the so-called Skálinn."

"Nice spot to walk around with a super green area surrounding it. "