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Hallgrimskirkja

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Hallgrimskirkja is a Protestant Lutheran parish church in Reykjavik, Iceland, standing 74.5 meters tall as the largest church in the country and its second tallest building. Completed in 1986 and known for its distinctively curved concrete spire and side wings, it has become an important symbol of Icelandic national identity. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and cleric Hallgrimur Petursson, author of the Passion Hymns.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Church 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1986 1
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
74 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Church 1
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Hallgrimskirkja (Wikipedia)
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1. Hallgrimskirkja (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    Hallgrimskirkja is a Protestant Lutheran parish church in Reykjavik, Iceland, standing 74.5 meters tall as the largest church in the country and its second tallest building. Completed in 1986 and known for its distinctively curved concrete spire and side wings, it has become an important symbol of Icelandic national identity. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and cleric Hallgrimur Petursson, author of the Passion Hymns.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1986)
    completion_date/completed = 1986
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Church)
    Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Protestant Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and second tallest building in the country. Known for its distinctively curved spire and side wings, it has been described as having become an important symbol for
  • In Style: Expressionist Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Expressionist Neo-Gothic
  • In Style: Gothic Revival, infobox architectural_style field: Expressionist Neo-Gothic
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2. Hallgrimskirkja (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 74.0
    Wikidata item Q271466, property P2048 (height): 74.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland
    Wikidata item Q271466, property P131/P17 (location): Reykjavíkurborg, Iceland
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