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<\/a>View From Hallgrimskirkja<\/p><\/div>\n
Looking down from the other side of the church, I noticed the dome at the end of the church.<\/p>\n
<\/a>View Above Church Roof<\/p><\/div>\n
The church is constructed from concrete. Here is an image from one side of the main entrance. The viewing deck is behind the arched windows, just above the clock faces. The clocks are no longer functional.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Hallgrimskirkja Church Tower<\/p><\/div>\n
After leaving, we headed down the street in front of the church, where we stopped for coffee at one of the cafes. There are some colorful buildings in this street. I found a mural on the side wall of one the cafes.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cafe Mural, Reykjavik<\/p><\/div>\n
Overcast weather was starting to build up behind the colorful Cafe Babal\u00fa.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cafe Babal\u00fa, Reykjavik<\/p><\/div>\n
Further down the street, I found the Joylato. There were two people inside gazing out through the window.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Joylato, Enjoying Waffles, Coffee<\/p><\/div>\n
Later we headed down to the harbor area and then walked to the Harpa Concert Hall. The outer walls of this building comprises hexagonal honeycomb shaped windows. Occasional panes in the wall have different colors, as can be seen in the image below.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Harpa Concert Hall Glass Wall<\/p><\/div>\n
Looking up, the hexagonal honeycomb pattern is repeated in the mirrored ceilings. The honeycomb theme is actually based on basalt. When molten magma cools, it crystallizes into hexagonal columns as basalt rock. Basalt may be found in many locations in Iceland; hence the theme for the Harpa.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Looking Up At Harpa Ceiling<\/p><\/div>\n
While waiting inside Harpa, I made this image of a visitor waiting outside.<\/p>\n