Friday, March 22, 2013

Iceland, Reykjavik: the world's northernmost capital

Hustle and bustle, seems to be a label capitals, but in the world's most northern capital - Reykjavik, you will have a different feeling. That accounts for half the population of Iceland, calculate the satellite town near Reykjavik, only 168000 people, so even in the heart of the city, also won't feel crowded.

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The city is small, only thirty years ago as the scale of construction, isEuropeIn the city the bright younger generation, but like other European city, a variety of facilities. The old city center, Plaza, the old parliament house, church, everything and initial capital. (in 1944 the establishment of the Republic of Iceland). The surrounding buildings have a strong national characteristics, historical and modern life of the fusion of natural and fluent, walking in the streets of the city, the asymptotic process history building appearance to be clearly seen, not as we have been removed, remove culture.

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In my memory, for the Iceland earliest cognition or 1986 US-Soviet nuclear disarmament conference, was small for his age, so the significant historical event also vaguely remember only a place - Reykjavik, perhaps the name a bit convoluted, but remember. This came to the United States and the Soviet Union president talks, Huo Fudi building (HofdiHouse), in downtown Linhai road.

Picture / text:AzraelSina blog

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