Sólfarið - Reykjavik, Iceland - Realistic Object Sculptures on Waymarking.com

In 1986, the district association of the west part of the city funded a competition for a new outdoor sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the city of Reykjavík.

Jón Gunnar’s Sun Voyager won the competition, and the aluminium model (42,5 x 88 x 36 cm) was presented to the city for enlargement. The full-sized Sun Voyager was eventually unveiled on Sæbraut on the birthday of the city of Reykjavík, August 18th, 1990.

Sólfarið ,Sun Voyager is a dreamboat, an ode to the sun.

Intrinsically, it contains within itself the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, progress and freedom. The sculpture is located by Sæbraut, by the sea in the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland.

It is a common misunderstanding that Sun Voyager is a Viking ship. It is quite understandable that many tourists think like this when travelling in Iceland, the land of the sagas. Nonetheless, it should be stressed that this was not the original intention.


The work is constructed of quality stainless steel and stands on a circle of granite slabs surrounded by so-called “town-hall concrete”.

Title: Sólfarið Artist: Jón Gunnar Árnason Placement Date: 1990 Website: [Web Link] Type of Object: Boat Location: Along the sea shore in the city of Reykjavik Material: Aluminium

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