Viðeyjarstofa - Viðey Island, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Viðeyjarstofa (Viðey house) stands next to Viðey church on Viðey Island, Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is the oldest house in Reykjavík and the oldest stone house in Iceland.
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Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 12/21/2022
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Viðeyjarstofa is a large stone house on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay, Reykjavík. It was built in 1753-1755 by the Danish government as the official residence of bailiff Skúli Magnússon. Originally, the Danes intended to build a common house for the foundation administrator and the bailiff but they abandoned these plans. Viðeyjarstofa's architect was Nicolai Eigtved who notably designed Amalienborg in Copenhagen. Next to the building stands Viðeyjarkirkja (Viðey church), which Skúli had built between 1767 and 1774.
Viðeyjarstofa was in the custody of the National Museum of Iceland from 1968 to 1986.
The Icelandic state donated Viðeyjarstofa to the city of Reykjavík in 1986 on the city's 200th anniversary, and significant alterations were made to the house to serve as a restaurant. The architect of the renovations was Þorsteinn Gunnarsson.
Since April 2010, Hotel Holt has operated a café and meeting spaces at Viðey House.
The Imagine Peace Tower a memorial to John Lennon from Yoko Ono is located a short walk from Viðey house.
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Note: The official database entry below (see pages 94 and 95) is a PDF document from the Iceland suggested website in the expanded description of the Nordic Heritage category.
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